KENNEDY CALLS FOR MORE INFORMATION ON POLITICAL APPOINTEES IN THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL AND HHS

WASHINGTON, D.C— Today, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the Senate Health,Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, sent the following letter to Secretary MichaelLeavitt requesting information on the interactions of political appointees at the Department ofHealth and Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon General, specifically during tenureof Dr. Richard Carmona. The letter is below.