Thousands of migrant families were separated at the border by the Trumpadministration last year. One of the HHS officials involved in puttingthem back together: Chris Meekins — a Trump appointee who normallyhelped oversee emergency preparedness, but was tapped as part of HHS'broader response.

Meekins, who left HHS last week, sat down with POLITICO's Dan Diamond todefend the HHS family reunification effort and discuss the Trumpadministration's broader missteps at the border (starts at the 1:30mark), explain how HHS responds to natural disasters (21:00), review thebiosecurity threats facing America (26:30) and more.

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