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Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump’s CDC director

UNITED STATES SENATE, JUL 9 – The Senate HELP Committee approved Monarez's nomination 12-11; she would be the first CDC director without a medical degree since 1953 under a new confirmation law.

  • On Wednesday, the Senate HELP Committee voted 12-11 along party lines to advance Susan Monarez's CDC director nomination.
  • Following Weldon’s withdrawal, Trump’s first CDC director nominee, Monarez, became the first to require Senate confirmation due to a 2022 law, seen as a less controversial choice.
  • At her Senate hearing, Monarez, former deputy at ARPA-H and acting CDC director, expressed support for vaccines and denied a causal link to autism.
  • Following the party-line 12-11 vote, senators criticized vaccine conspiracy theories, with Democrats opposing and Sanders urging repudiation of Kennedy’s dangerous claims.
  • If confirmed, the CDC will face its first Senate-confirmed leader amid the worst measles outbreak in over 30 years and declining vaccination rates.
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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, July 9, 2025.
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