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- Rick Bright, the Department of Health and Human Services scientist who was reassigned last month and then filed a whistleblower complaint, disputed the White House's characterization that he was "disgruntled."
- "I am frustrated at a lack of urgency to get a head-start on developing life-saving tools for Americans," he said in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview.
- "I was thinking that we could have done more to get those masks and supplies to them sooner, and if we had, would they still be alive today," Bright added. "It's a horrible thought to think about the time that past when we could have done something and we didn't."
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Rick Bright, the Department of Health and Human Services scientist who was fired in April and then filed a whistleblower complaint alleging the department ignored his warnings about the US response to the coronavirus, disputed the White House's characterization that he was merely a "disgruntled" employee.
"I am not disgruntled," Bright said in a CBS "60 Minutes" interview, scheduled to air on May 17. "I am frustrated at a lack of leadership. I am frustrated at a lack of urgency to get a head-start on developing life-saving tools for Americans."
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