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HHS tells CDC leaders it is “recommending termination” of the discretionary advisory committees.
The Missouri Republican, alone, isn’t enough to block Oz’s nomination to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, even if Democrats join him.
Democratic state lawmakers are trying to bolster protections, but those efforts are imperiled by legal fights.
The cuts would seem to run counter to a first-term Trump priority.
At his confirmation hearing to run Medicaid, Oz brushed off Democrats’ concerns about cuts Republicans are planning.
The effort is part of the Trump administration’s plan to shrink the federal government.
Oz and his advisers said that he would not amend his returns.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski shared concerns about his vaccine views before the White House pulled his nomination.
The move is likely to tighten the Trump administration’s control over the public health agency.
The workers have until 5 p.m. on Friday to submit a response for the so-called voluntary separation offer.