(Congressional Committee wants to meet with Health and Human Services)....The Energy and Commerce Health Sub-committee has been requesting a meeting for some time.

Health and Human Services has never responded. This week members of the committee went to the Department of Health and Human Services. They were met by security guards. The guards let them in to the lobby of the department. The committee members waited for over 30 minutes for somebody from Health and Human Services to come out and speak with them. Nobody did. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz and other committee members went outside and held an impromptu press conference. Congressman Ruiz said at the press conference they wanted to know why, in the middle of a measles outbreak, with over 640 cases reported, and 3 deaths, why are they cutting nearly 12 billion dollars in funding that helps promote a vaccince throughout the country They demanded to meet with Secretary Robert Kennedy, and now are awaiting a responce.