HHS Secretary Price has now apologized for his charter flight, saying he will pay the taxpayers back for every dime:
BREAKING: HHS Secretary Price apologizes for charter flights; says he'll reimburse taxpayers and fly commercial.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 28, 2017
BREAKING — Tom Price to permanently halt charter travel at HHS, says he’ll pay gov’t back for all travel on private jets. ($400,000-plus.)
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) September 28, 2017
NEW: HHS Sec. Tom Price in new lengthy statement says all private plane travel "was approved by legal and HHS officials."
— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) September 28, 2017
Here’s his full statement (click to enlarge):