CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faces Senate for confirmation hearing
Erica Schwartz, nominated by President Trump to lead the CDC, faced a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee on Wednesday. During this hearing, she promised that she will 'never betray the science' and pledged to use 'radical transparency.' The Senate is expected to review her candidacy next.
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Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages, and new layers of political review.(Image credit: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
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- Erica Schwartz, nominated by President Trump to lead the CDC, faced a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee on Wednesday. During this hearing, she promised that she will 'never betray the science' and pledged to use 'radical transparency.' The Senate is expected to review her candidacy next.
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