The White House severely edited congressional testimony given Tuesday by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the impact of climate change on health, U.S. media reported on Wednesday.
CDC Director Julie Gerberding told a Senate hearing on Tuesday that climate change "is anticipated to have a broad range of impacts on the health of Americans."
Prior to a hearing of Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on Tuesday, Gerberding submitted the draft version of her prepared testimony to the White House.
The Bush administration cut numerous pages from the testimony, removing the specific scientific references to potential health risks if the climate continues to change warmer, AP quoted sources on condition of anonymity as saying.
The edited testimony covered six pages, and the draft originally submitted for review was twice as long, said the report.
Dana Perino, the White House Press Secretary, defended at Wednesday's press briefing that Dr. Gerberding's testimony was not "watered down." "This administration's policy on climate change is an open book," added Perino.
Later on Tuesday, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-Calif), chairman of the committee made her remarks regarding the above reports. "The White House continues to say that science should guide us on global warming legislation. The CDC is one of the country's leading voices on public health. The administration should immediately release Dr. Gerberding's full, uncut statement, because the public has a right to know all the facts about the serious threats posed by global warming."
Source: Xinhua
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