The ranking Democrat on the panel's Health subcommittee, Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado, said in a statement on Thursday that "a briefing is the bare minimum that Secretary Kennedy can offer."
She added, "Instead, he would reportedly send staff rather than do it himself. While a staff briefing is better than nothing, it has not been scheduled, and there is no assurance that it will be bipartisan."
A spokesperson for Guthrie said in a statement that Democrats were "politicizing oversight efforts" and denied that they were not informed of the meeting.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a public hearing on the layoffs, according to Endpoints News.