HHS Secretary Tom Price resigns after charter flight expenditure scrutiny

Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned on September 29, 2017, after AP reporting revealed he had spent approximately $1 million in taxpayer money on charter flights for official travel — including short routes served by commercial carriers — and military aircraft for international trips. Congressional criticism and an ethics investigation followed the disclosures. Price agreed to repay $51,887 for his personal seat costs on the charter flights, a fraction of their total cost, before resigning.