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The physician and former deputy surgeon general had faced questions over whether she would stand up to RFK Jr. on his vaccine agenda.<\/strong><\/p>

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Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies before a Senate committee in Washington on July 15. (Evelyn Hockstein\/Reuters)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

The Senate health committee on Thursday voted 13-10 to advance the nomination of Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump\u2019s pick to run the Centers for Disease Central and Prevention.<\/p>\n

Schwartz\u2019s nomination, which was supported by committee Republicans and one Democrat, Sen. Tim Kaine (Virginia), now heads to the Senate floor.<\/p>\n

Schwartz, a physician, was a deputy U.S. surgeon general during Trump\u2019s first term and has received support from public health groups. She largely sidestepped questions<\/a> from the committee earlier this month, including from its chairman, Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), over whether she would stand up to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if he sought to override scientific recommendations on vaccines.<\/p>

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The Washington Post in April first reported<\/a> that Schwartz was Trump\u2019s latest CDC pick. The White House last year withdrew<\/a> its first choice, former congressman Dave Weldon (R-Florida). The second, Susan Monarez, was confirmed by the Senate but swiftly fired<\/a> after clashing with Kennedy over his vaccine agenda.<\/p>\n

The committee also narrowly advanced Sean Kaufman, Trump\u2019s nominee to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response, in a 12-11 party line vote amid questions about his past anti-vaccine statements. ASPR oversees the nation\u2019s preparedness for pandemics, bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.<\/p>\n

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