Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Top US Health Officials Testify on White House COVID Response As the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths in the U.S. continuesto climb,three of thenation's top public health officials are testifying Friday beforeaHouse committeeinvestigating the White House's response to the pandemic. The three officials are:Dr. Anthony Fauci, the county's top infectiousdisease expert;the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. RobertRedfield; and the Assistant Secretary of Health Admiral Brett Giroir, the Trump administration's coronavirus testing chief. WATCH Hearing LIVE The U.S. has almost 4.5 million COVID-19 cases and more than 152,000 people have died from the contagion, according toJohns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Centerstatistics. .