Today, the Senate Health Committee will hold a virtual hearing at which Dr. Anthony Fauci, as well as three other top government doctors, testify on the novel coronavirus. This will be the first time Fauci will be able to speak without President Trump standing directly next to him and often interrupting his responses.

As CBS News explained, Fauci’s testimony before the Senate comes after the Trump administration blocked him from appearing before a House committee to discuss spending on coronavirus testing. President Trump told reporters last week that he doesn’t want officials appearing before House Democrats, who hold the majority.

Why This Matters: The New York Times reported late last night that Fauci plans to warn the Senate in his testimony that Americans would experience “needless suffering and death” should the country be opened too soon. This is the type of critical information that experts are not able to divulge at the White House coronavirus press briefings and it comes at the expense of public safety. Americans have a right to know the truth, not whatever false narrative the Trump White House is trying to spin in order to hide the fact that coronavirus infection rates are spiking to new highs in several metropolitan areas and smaller communities across the country,