Senators to Question FDA Nominee About Her Views on Abortion Pill and Vaccines
Overton faces questions over mifepristone and vaccines as senators weigh her record on abortion, childhood immunizations and FDA leadership experience.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump's FDA nominee Dr. Heidi Overton faces a Senate confirmation hearing, with lawmakers expected to press her on plans for vaccines and the abortion pill mifepristone.
- Overton, a former America First Policy Institute executive, is a proponent of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" movement, signaling alignment with the administration's medical priorities.
- Senator Bill Cassidy has questioned her suitability to manage the FDA's 16,000 staffers, citing her lack of experience running a large bureaucracy and arguing the nomination prioritizes political opinions over qualifications.
- To secure the nomination, Overton needs a majority vote from the 21-member Senate Health Committee; Republicans continue pressuring the FDA to restrict access to mifepristone, the abortion pill used in most U.S. abortions.
- Overton inherits an agency that has lost about 20% of its employees since President Trump took office; she plans to emphasize "go fast" on clinical trials to compete with China's biotechnology industry.
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FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing • Rhode Island Current
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared to disappoint senators from both political parties Thursday with how she answered questions about medication abortion access during her confirmation hearing. Dr. Heidi Overton also faced skepticism from committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, about her work on vaccine policy […]
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FDA nominee faces skepticism on vaccines from Republican senators at confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration appeared to disappoint senators from both political parties Thursday with how she answered questions about medication abortion access during her confirmation hearing. Dr. Heidi Overton also faced skepticism from committee Chairman Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, about her work on vaccine policy […]
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