Cassidy Threatens F.D.A. Nominee Overton's Path as 1 GOP Vote Could Block Her
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 19
Cassidy Threatens F.D.A. Nominee Overton's Path as 1 GOP Vote Could Block Her
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 19
Summary
Bill Cassidy said support for Trump’s vaccine executive order was “almost disqualifying,” signaling immediate resistance to Dr. Heidi Overton’s nomination to run the F.D.A.
Overton needs Senate health committee approval before reaching the full Senate, and she will most likely need every Republican on the panel to advance.
Trump announced Overton’s nomination hours before Cassidy’s post, tapping the White House domestic policy official to fill the vacancy left when Marty Makary resigned in May.
The White House defended Overton as a 1.5-year coordinator of interagency health policy, but some Make America Healthy Again allies also criticized her selection over Trump’s glyphosate expansion order.