I Grilled Trump's Public Health Nominees on the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

At a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) hearing to consider pending nominations—U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), a senior member and former chair of the HELP committee, questioned Trump’s nominees Sean Kaufman, to be Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and Dr. Erica Schwartz, to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on the quickly growing Cyclosporiasis outbreak, and their commitment to following scientific evidence when making public health recommendations. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Stay informed. Stay involved. Subscribe for more updates. SUBSCRIBE:    / @pattymurray   If you found this helpful, like, leave a comment, and share it with someone who should see it. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 🌲Connect with me: Website: https://www.murray.senate.gov Instagram:   / pattymurray   X (Twitter):   / pattymurray   Facebook:   / pattymurray   Threads: https://www.threads.com/@senpattymurray Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/murray.senat... TikTok:   / senpattymurray   ___________________________________________________________________________________________ 📬Share your thoughts: I'm honored to be a voice for Washington state in the U.S. Senate. Write to me to share your thoughts and experiences in your community or throughout the state. Contact my office here: https://www.murray.senate.gov/write-t... ___________________________________________________________________________________________ U.S. Senator representing the great state of Washington | Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee | Working every day to help people and solve problems.