The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday voted along party lines, 12-11, to advance Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to the Senate floor.
The committee vote was a first, as the position of CDC director didn’t need confirmation until the requirement was added in the 2023 omnibus.
Monarez was seen as a less controversial pick after the Trump administration pulled the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, whose views on vaccines worried some senators.
