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Trump nominee for CDC director to appear before US Senate panel next week

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FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A view of the dome of the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. U.S., September 19, 2025. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo/File Photo Kent Nishimura Reuters

WASHINGTON - Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. CDC, will appear before the U.S. Senate's health committee next week for her confirmation hearing, the committee said on Wednesday.

Trump nominated Schwartz, who had served as deputy surgeon general during the ‌COVID-19 pandemic, to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in April following multiple leadership shakeups at the health agency.

Schwartz will appear before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 15, the committee said in a statement.

(Reporting by Ahmed Aboulenein)

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