Senate confirms Trump nominee Susan Monarez as CDC director. Here’s what to know
(WASHINGTON) -- The Senate confirmed Susan Monarez as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Monarez was confirmed by a vote of 51-47 along party lines on Tuesday evening. Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) were absent.She is the first CDC director nominee who required Senate confirmation after Congress passed a law requiring it in 2022.Monarez holds a PhD, but she is […]
