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From the Washington Examiner: Two of President Donald Trump’s key public health nominations advanced at the committee level Thursday morning, moving them to consideration in the full Senate.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted on party lines to approve the nominations of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the panel’s chairman, said during the vote that public health in the United States is in a precarious position due to a lack of trust in federal health institutions from failed policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“To start, we need public health leaders committed to transparency and finding unbiased solutions to Americans’ most challenging health problems,” Cassidy said. “Dr. Bhattacharya and Dr. Makary have demonstrated that they are ready to take on this responsibility.”
The committee voted 14-9 to advance Makary’s nomination, with Democratic senators Maggie Hassan (N.H.) and John Hickenlooper (Colo.) joining Republicans to vote in favor.
The vote for Bhattacharaya was 12-11, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats opposed.
The nominations now advance to the full Senate, where a GOP majority is expected to confirm them both.
🚨HUGE WIN: The Senate HELP Committee voted to advance BOTH Dr. Jay Bhattacharya (NIH) and Dr. Marty Makary (FDA) pic.twitter.com/MEQ3cVTbWn
— Children’s Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) March 13, 2025
During his confirmation hearing, Bhattacharya said, “Science should be an engine for knowledge and freedom, not something that stands on top of society and says you must do this or else. It shouldn’t be pushing covid vaccines.”
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya: “Science should be an engine for knowledge and freedom, not something that stands on top of society and says you must do this or else.”
“It shouldn’t be pushing covid vaccines.”
— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) March 5, 2025
Bhattacharya also vowed to stop all gain-of-function research as NIH Director, saying, “I don’t think the NIH should be doing any research that has the potential to cause a pandemic.”
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya wants to stop all gain-of-function research as NIH Director.
“I don’t think the NIH should be doing any research that has the potential to cause a pandemic.” @DrJBhattacharya pic.twitter.com/NUM9Hhva1C
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 5, 2025
@MartyMakary for the win! And with bipartisan support. Thrilled to see one of @hopkinssurgery stars moving into this important role @US_FDA. Time to move the needle on health, science, healthcare spending. #WeCanDoBetter https://t.co/vnmYkfc4ei
— Caitlin Hicks MD, MS (@CaitlinWHicks) March 13, 2025
This is the most important video on 𝕏 today.
“We are drugging our nation's children at scale.”
“Half of our nation's children are sick.”
“We eat foods with a lot of molecules that do not appear in nature.”
FDA nominee Dr. Marty Makary pledged to get America off of the path… pic.twitter.com/cxzAZHZfm5
— Holden Culotta (@Holden_Culotta) March 6, 2025
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