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Admin Censors Testimony on Global Warming Health Risks

HeadlineOct 24, 2007

The Bush administration is being accused of severely editing the congressional testimony by a senior health official on the impact of climate change. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Julie Gerberding appeared before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday. The Associated Press reports two sources familiar with both her initial draft and the White House’s revisions say the administration imposed major changes. Gerberding’s final testimony is said to have omitted lengthy passages she had initially included on the health risks of global warming. Her final document was whittled down to four pages from an initial 14. An anonymous CDC official said the White House “eviscerated” the testimony. The White House had no comment. Democratic Senators are calling for the release of Gerberding’s full, unedited statement.

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