The Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Friday it is investigating the private jet travel of the agency's chief Price, who flew on a total of 24 private flights since early May including five domestic flights last week.
The travel, which is estimated to cost U.S. taxpayers' tens of thousands of dollars per flight, has drawn widespread criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
The chartered jets did not explicitly violate government regulations http://www.arizonacoyotesteamstore.com/adidas-tobias-rieder-jersey , but that past health secretaries have typically flown commercially, especially when travelling domestically, according to a The Politico report.
"The Office of Inspector General] is conducting a review of Secretary Price's federal travel using chartered aircraft. A statement issued Friday from Tesia Williams, a spokesperson for HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson said.
Price has frequently criticized government waste since his appointment as health secretary and during his tenure in the House of Representatives, where he once chaired the House Budget Committee, according to an ABC news report.
The news came one week after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin faced an inquiry by the Treasury Department's inspector general over a request to use a government airplane to travel to his European honeymoon this summer. Mnuchin's official trip to Kentucky during August's solar eclipse is also being reviewed.
Mnuchin dropped the honeymoon travel request but later defended it as in the interest of "national security" so he would have a secure line of communication.
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BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Indian film "Dangal" has earned more than 450 million yuan (65 million U.S. dollars) in 11 days, becoming the highest grossing Indian movie in China.
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The low-budget film grossed nearly 100 million yuan in a single day on May 13, and its current attendance at cinemas has exceeded that of Disney and Marvel's "Guardians of The Galaxy Vol. 2" released on the same day http://www.arizonacoyotesteamstore.com/adidas-oliver-ekman-larsson-jersey , May 5.
"Dangal" is rated 9.2 out of 10 on Douban, a well-established film review website in China.
The latest film has brought Khan further online acclaim. He was previously best known in China for the 2009 Bollywood comedy "Three Idiots."
As well as the well-written storyline and excellent acting, the ideas of breaking gender roles and reforming education inspired by the film have struck a chord with many Chinese parents.
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With less of the traditional group dancing and singing scenes and featuring gender equality, the film has changed many viewers' impressions of India's films and even the country.
Indian films have long been appreciated by Chinese audiences for their lively mix of drama with music and dance. "Awaara" and "Caravan" are still remembered by many as classic Indian films.
Attending the 2017 Beijing International Film Festival that concluded last month, Khan said he wants to co-produce a film in China.
He said he is studying the Chinese culture and how Chinese films tell stories, and wants to experience different aspects of culture in more Chinese regions to promote closer cooperation.
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