The Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee, Erica Schwartz, to run the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday, ending a nearly yearlong period without a Senate-confirmed director leading the agency.
Schwartz was confirmed in a 51-44 vote, with Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) joining Republicans in support. All other Democrats opposed the nomination.
Despite a contentious confirmation hearing last month during which Schwartz dodged questions about whether she would stand up to political pressure from her prospective boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Schwartz is widely considered a qualified and traditional selection for the role.
Kaine cited that background as well as ongoing outbreaks of measles...
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