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		</div><p>The White House has reportedly blocked coronavirus task force member Dr Anthony Fauci from testifying at a hearing on the Covid-19 outbreak.</p>
<p>The House Appropriations Committee wanted Dr Fauci to be a witness on the government’s response to the pandemic.</p>
<p>Committee spokesman Evan Hollander the panel was informed by an administration official that Dr Fauci’s testimony was blocked by the White House.</p>
<p>The White House said Dr Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, is busy dealing with the pandemic and will appear before Congress later.</p>
<p>He is set to appear the week after next at a Senate hearing, a spokesman for the Health, Education, Labour and Pensions committee said. The Senate is held by Mr Trump’s Republican allies while the House is controlled by Democrats.</p>
<p>White House spokesman Judd Deere said: “While the Trump Administration continues its whole-of-government response to Covid-19, including safely opening up America again and expediting vaccine development, it is counter-productive to have the very individuals involved in those efforts appearing at Congressional hearings.</p>
<p>“We are committed to working with Congress to offer testimony at the appropriate time.”</p>
<p>Dr Fauci is the top scientist on US President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force and is no stranger to testifying before Congress.</p>
<p>He has sometimes contradicted Mr Trump’s optimistic statements about the virus and how much it is under control after claiming more than 64,000 lives in the US.</p>
<p>Dr Fauci has warned against relaxing social distancing rules that have helped slow the spread of the virus but caused a major hit to the economy.</p>
<p>That has earned him criticism from some of Mr Trump’s most ardent supporters, and Mr Trump himself has retweeted a supporter who called for Dr Fauci’s firing.</p>
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