{"id":492446,"date":"2021-05-10T13:20:23","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T17:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=492446"},"modified":"2021-05-10T13:20:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T17:20:24","slug":"exclusive-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-investigate-cdcs-alleged-collusion-with-massive-teachers-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-investigate-cdcs-alleged-collusion-with-massive-teachers-union\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Call On Biden Administration To Investigate CDC\u2019s Alleged \u2018Collusion\u2019 With Massive Teachers Union"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-republicans-call-on-biden-administration-to-investigate-cdcs-alleged-collusion-with-massive-teachers-union%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=492446&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-Alex-WongGetty-Images-21321321-e1620663960588.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A group of House Republicans sent a Monday letter to the Department of\u00a0Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting it to investigate allegations that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) acted on behalf of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) in refusing to reopen schools.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Caller first obtained the letter, spearheaded by Virginia Rep. Bob Good and signed by 25 other Republicans, which demanded that the Office of Inspector General investigate the communication between the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/27\/xavier-becerra-coronavirus-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CDC<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/08\/joe-biden-kamala-harris-david-chipman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AFT<\/a>. regarding the February decision on school reopening. The decision <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/media\/releases\/2021\/t0212-cdc-update-covid-19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">provided<\/a> a list of things\u00a0for schools to consider before reopening, such as using masks, social distancing, handwashing and much more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe request that you investigate immediately allegations of collusion and political influence in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\u2019s correspondence between the CDC and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT),\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>GOP lawmakers argued reopening schools without these mitigation strategies is safe and that attending schools barely contributes to community transmission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany had anticipated in February that the CDC would recommend in-school instruction nationwide, as studies, including one published by CDC researchers, indicate that school attendance contributes little to community transmission and students are largely safe with in-person instruction,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead, the resulting guidance was contradictory and ambiguous, stating that it was safe for schools to be open if mitigation techniques were employed, but that schools in areas with high transmission could choose not to employ mitigation techniques in the classroom and instead remain closed,\u201d the Republicans continued in the letter.<\/p>\n<p>The Republicans added that parents are \u201csuspicious\u201d about teachers not wanting to return to in-school learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmails between AFT and CDC officials just days before the release of the February guidance show that two AFT requests restricting reopening were adopted almost verbatim in the final guidance. Parents across the country have long been suspicious about the inordinate union influence in the school reopening debate,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ THE LETTER HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View (DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) -- Letter to HHS IG Re AFT and CDC From Rep Good on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/507362695\/DAILY-CALLER-OBTAINED-Letter-to-HHS-IG-Re-AFT-and-CDC-From-Rep-Good#from_embed\">(DAILY CALLER OBTAINED) \u2014 \u2026<\/a> by <a title=\"View Henry Rodgers's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/527927298\/Henry-Rodgers#from_embed\">Henry Rodgers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rep. Good said to Daily Caller that there is no science to keep students out of the classrooms, adding there should be an immediate investigation into the CDC. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/27\/teachers-unions-centers-for-disease-control-prevention-coronavirus-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Teachers Unions Still Oppose Schools Immediately Reopening Despite CDC Study Showing Little Risk)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s unscientific push to keep students from in-person learning is doing irreversible damage to our children\u2019s futures and our society,\u201d Rep. Good said to Daily Caller before sending the letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m calling for an immediate investigation into the allegations that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively working to put teacher\u2019s union political interests before students. America\u2019s public health decisions must be based on science and data, not political pressure or favors to special interests,\u201d Rep. Good said. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/29\/teachers-unions-political-contributions-democrats-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Teachers Unions\u2019 Donations To Democrats Increased Amid Pandemic, School Closures)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"\/10519169\/dailycaller_inline1\" class=\"ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CPT668nAv_ACFSm2swodBrEBnw\" readability=\"7.304347826087\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/10519169\/dailycaller_inline1_0__container__\" readability=\"10.04347826087\">The AFT political action committee (PAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/29\/teachers-unions-political-contributions-democrats-coronavirus-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">donated<\/a> $1.6 million in 2020 to\u00a0mainly Democratic politicians candidates, according to Federal Election Commission data analyzed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollcall.com\/2021\/04\/28\/donations-from-teachers-unions-spiked-as-congress-debated-school-reopening-virus-relief\/?utm_source=piano&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_campaign=2906&#038;pnespid=k.ZntehfBAGNf1NaQlSGtXGha4s7k9O9rAtJTzOr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Roll Call<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of House Republicans sent a Monday letter to the Department of\u00a0Health and Human Services (HHS) requesting it to investigate allegations that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277680,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-Alex-WongGetty-Images-21321321-e1620663960588.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Call On Biden Administration To Investigate CDC\u2019s Alleged \u2018Collusion\u2019 With Massive Teachers Union","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-492446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Photo-by-Alex-WongGetty-Images-21321321-e1620663960588.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"EXCLUSIVE: Republicans Call On Biden Administration To Investigate CDC\u2019s Alleged \u2018Collusion\u2019 With Massive Teachers Union","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=492446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/492446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=492446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=492446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=492446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}