Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee

Senate committee delays vote on CDC director nominee because of Murkowski absence

A Senate committee delayed a vote on the Trump administration's CDC director nominee, Erica Schwartz, because enough members were not present.

Senate Panel Delays Vote on Trump's CDC Nominee

The Senate Health Committee postponed a vote Thursday on Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Trump’s pick to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after committee chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) announced his support for her nomination. Cassidy said he was confident Schwartz would “stand against those who do not” follow the science when he opened the committee session. His endorsement is expected to be decisive in advancing Schwartz t…

Trump’s CDC nominee commits to abortion data reporting in response to Sen. Hawley

CDC director nominee Dr. Erica Schwartz affirmed that abortion reporting is ‘absolutely critical’ and said that some states may be ‘hiding’ true abortion numbers.

Senate committee delays vote on CDC director nomination

The Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee delayed a scheduled vote Thursday on the nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, to be the next CDC director.The vote was scheduled to occur off the Senate floor but was postponed because of “attendance issues,” according to the office of Republican HELP Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, MD, of Louisiana.

Vote on CDC nominee clinched with change to CDC’s website on vaccines and autism

The Senate’s health committee pushed back a vote to advance two top health care nominations but indicated that one, the pick to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would win the necessary votes.

Senate committee postpones vote on whether to advance CDC director nominee

The Senate health committee has delayed a vote planned for Thursday on whether to advance the nomination of Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead the U.S.