Investigators reviewing HHS chief’s private charter flights
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are examining Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price’s recent use of costly charter flights on the taxpayers’ dime for official business.
The HHS inspector general’s office said Friday the agency is reviewing Price’s charters to see if they violated government travel regulations, which generally require officials to minimize costs.
“We take this matter very seriously, and when questions arose about potentially inappropriate travel, we immediately began assessing the issue,” Tesia Williams, spokeswoman for the department’s inspector general, said in a statement. The review doesn’t imply any conclusions of misconduct, Williams said.
Price’s office said late Friday it is “co-operating fully” with the inspector general. “Out of respect for this process, we will have no further comment,” spokesman Ryan Murphy said in a statement.