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Trump’s CDC Nominee Set for Senate Vote

DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO, JUL 8 – Susan Monarez received Senate committee approval by a 12-11 vote amid CDC staff cuts and controversy over vaccine policies challenged by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

  • The U.S. Senate health committee approved Susan Monarez on Wednesday as President Trump's nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  • In January, Monarez assumed the role of acting director after Trump withdrew his initial nominee, David Weldon, and she was officially put forward for the position in March following a 2023 law mandating Senate approval.
  • The CDC, a federal agency based in Atlanta responsible for monitoring diseases and health risks, has experienced significant staff reductions, resignations, and controversy following changes to vaccine policies implemented by the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  • The committee voted 12-11 along party lines to advance Monarez, a 50-year-old microbiologist and immunologist, who said she values vaccines and scientific evidence but avoided clarifying conflicts with Kennedy.
  • Monarez's approval moves her closer to Senate confirmation, ending months of leadership turmoil at the CDC amid ongoing debates over public health policy.
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Senate committee advances Susan Monarez to be Trump’s CDC director

The committee voted 12-11 for advancing her nomination to the full Senate. The vote went along party lines, with Democrats in opposition.

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US Senate panel approves Trump pick to head Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on June 25, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a…

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GeneOnline News broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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