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The Right wants to know where Sec. Price’s full apology is, and if he will survive an angry Donald Trump

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price attends a press conference about influenza prevention for the upcoming flu season at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, September 28, 2017. Five Democratic lawmakers have called for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price for what they described as "a gross misuse of public funds," notably for spending $25,000 on a private roundtrip flight from Washington to nearby Philadelphia. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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US Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price attends a press conference about influenza prevention for the upcoming flu season at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, September 28, 2017. Five Democratic lawmakers have called for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price for what they described as "a gross misuse of public funds," notably for spending $25,000 on a private roundtrip flight from Washington to nearby Philadelphia. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
By Debbie Lord for The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Sept 29, 2017

A roundup of editorials Friday asks where Sec. Tom Price’s apology went, if he can survive President Donald Trump’s wrath and how he lives large when a Georgia woman has to leave the state to get her child health care.

Opinions from the Right:

1. What Tom Price left out in his private jet apology: 'Sorry'  
From Fortune: Is Price sorry for using taxpayer money to pay for private jets? We don't know, he didn't say the words.

2. Tom Price's private flight reimbursement may not save him from Trump's wrath
From The Washington Examiner: Sure, Price agreed to reimburse the government for part of the cost of the plane trips, but that may not get him out of Trump's doghouse.

3. Price lives large as Sarah and Aidan flee Georgia
From The Marietta Daily Journal: While the head of Health and Human Services lives large, a Georgia woman and her 3-year-old son are moving across the country to get the medical help they need.

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