let s look at the differences between the two. a public health emergency is declared by the secretary of health and human services and it lasts 90 days. it gives the secretary the power to open the public health emergency fund, designate medicine locations for treatment rather than requiring in-person doctor visits and it allows states to shift money from over programs and grants to deal with the emergency. as for a national emergency, the president makes that declaration. most times, they are declared for natural disasters and terror attacks. in july, trump s opioid commission recommended that he declare a national emergency to deal with the scope of the crisis. it would is allow certain requirements for government health programs like medicare to be waved or modified. it gives states access to more federal money. it s clear something needs to be done fast. the opioid commission says an average of 142 people die every single day from overdoses.
travel costs were. $300 to fly commercial from washington to nashville. he took a private plane at more than $17,000. at least 20 trips. including a flight from washington to philadelphia, can drive in 2 1/2 hours or train for $72. this is just the spending that price railed against under the obama administration. in particular spending on private planes for congressman. nancy pelosi. what i want to say to the speaker, don t you fly over our country in private jet and lecture us on what it means to be an american. still talking about being frugal this summer. price said in june it s incredibly important to get rid of wasteful spending in government health programs. and he took a private plane to
according to politico. they found five private flights in one week, including one from washington to philadelphia. you can drive in about two and a half hours or take a train for about $72. and let s not forget, this is just the kind of spending that price railed against under the obama administration. here is what he said about then speaker nancy pelosi in 2010. what i want to say to the speaker, don t you fly over our country in your luxury jet and lecture us on what it means to be an american. the magic of videotape. tom price was still talking about being frugal as recently as this summer. politico reports a conference in san diego in june he said it s incredibly important to get rid of wasteful spending in government health programs and yes, of course, he took a private plane to that very conference. i understand the white house just released a statement about this. they did, anderson, and this is clearly a sign of the white house trying to get their hands around what clearl
five private flights publicist politico covered in one week including a flight from washington, d.c., to philadelphia. not only was there a commercial flight available, it s also just a two on and off-hour drive. or a $72 rail ticket. this was the type of stuff that they complained about under the obama administration in particular, spending for private planes for members of congress, here s what he said about then-speaker nancy pelosi in 2010. don t you fly over our country in our luxury jet, and lecture us on what it means to be an american. tom price still talking about being frugal. politico reports at a conference in june price said it s important to get rid of wasteful spending in government health programs, and yes he took a private plane to that conference. joining me now is normizen. does it make any sense to you that a cabinet member would think something like this was okay? anderson, thanks for having me. it shows that the tone at the