cost. when you do the math, it tallies to about $1 million which includes two dozen chartered flights. with the biggest payout for two international flights on government planes. price says he will pay back some of the charges. that s closer to $52,000. yet as he tries to make up for this, the health secretary defended the flights saying they were all properly vetted. we think it s important to do a number of things. one is to say there will be no private air charters at hhs going forward. second is to cooperate fully obviously with the inspector general. there s a review, and i called for an internal review within the department itself. finally, to pay for my portion of those trips. this is unprecedented. never done before to our understanding by a secretary in spite of the fact that previous administrations have had secretaries that flew an awful
things. one is to say there will be no private air charters at hhs going forward. second is to cooperate fully. with the inspector general. there is a review going on and i called for an internal review within the department itself and finally to pay for my portion of those trips. this is unprecedented, never been done, to our understanding, before by secretary in spite of the fact that previous administrations about secretaries that flew an awful lot. still unsure. you say in a statement the taxpayers won t pay a dime for my seat on those planes. you are writing a check, we understand, $51,887. the total cost is estimated at more than 400,000 for the 26 flights since may. is that okay? as i said, there is an ongoing review being done by the inspector general. isaac it s important to wait for that.
things. one is to say there will be no private air charters at hhs going forward. second is to cooperate fully. with the inspector general. there is a review going on and i called for an internal review within the department itself and finally to pay for my portion of those trips. this is unprecedented, never been done, to our understanding, before by secretary in spite of the fact that previous administrations about secretaries that flew an awful lot. still unsure. you say in a statement the taxpayers won t pay a dime for my seat on those planes. you are writing a check, we understand, $51,887. the total cost is estimated at more than 400,000 for the 26 flights since may. is that okay? as i said, there is an ongoing review being done by the inspector general. isaac it s important to wait for that.
there will be no private air charters at hhs going forward. a second is to cooperate fully with the inspector general. i called for an internal review within the department itself. finally to pay for my portion of those trips. clearly we got weren t sensitive to the taxpayer on these instances, which is why i ve taken the actions that i ve taken today. about that comment, my portion of those trips, he is paying on a prorated basis for his seat on those flights. not the full $1 million tab. that s according to politico tonight. his department says he ll write the government a check for exactly $51,831.71. again, earlier before this latest reporting broke, the press secretary was given a chance to say whether or not price will keep his job. is the president looking further into tom price s use of the private plane? the president said yesterday he s not thrilled, certainly not
hundred,000. they write, quote, the white house approved the use of military aircraft for multinational trips by price to after can and europe this spring and to asia in the summer at a cost of more than $5 hundred,000 to taxpayers. the overseas trips bring the total cost to taxpayers of price s travels to more than $1 million since may according to a politico review. and they have led the way on this story. before that report dropped price took questions about the controversy for the first time, explaining his plan to try to fix the problem. there will be no private air charters at hhs going forward. second is to cooperate fully, obviously with the inspector general. there s a review going on. and then i called for an internal review within the department itself. and then finally, to pay for my portion of those trips. clearly we got sensitive to the taxpayer on these instances, which is why i ve taken the actions that i ve taken today. and about that comment my