regarding the grant termination. does that violate policy? it was inappropriate for him to go doing that for a grantee as a conflict of interest, among other things. on march 29, 2021, dr. morens edited a letter that dr. das yak was sending to nih. does that violate policy? yes. he provided him with advice regarding how to mislead nih on eco health s late progress report. does that violate policy? it was wrong and inappropriate and violated policy. on december 7th, 2021, dr. morens wrote to the chair of eco health s board of directors to quote put in a word, end quote, for the doctor. does that violate policy? should not have done that. that was wrong. it violates policy. i m not sure of a specific policy. i imagine it does. he should not have been doing that. in addition to all those actions dr. morens wrote to the doctor peter from tony s recent comments to me they are trying to protect you, end quote. did you ever talk to dr. morens about dr. daczak and e
colleagues less visible than i, whenever they speak up in defense of the kinds of things that we re trying to do to protect the american public, they, too, get threats. and when they see that their colleagues get threats, they say to themselves i don t want to go there. why should i get involved in that? you have some potentially very good talent that would be important to maintain the integrity and excellence of the public health enterprise in the united states. we re not getting the best people coming in because they are reluctant to put themselves and their family through what they see their colleagues being put through. you are right. you are not alone feeling that way. in fact, ahead of today s hearing the select subcommittee received a letter from the association of state and territorial health officials which represents public health officials in communities of all political persuasions detailing the surge of harassment,