PBS NEWSHOUR: The Senate HELP Committee advanced Erica Schwartz’s CDC nomination 12–10; she supports childhood vaccines, but senators questioned whether she would resist political interference from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Some senators raised concerns about whether Schwartz would resist political interference from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The concern is attributed generally to lawmakers but no specific senator or quotation is identified in the story.
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If confirmed by the full Senate, Schwartz would become the CDC’s 22nd director.
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