Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren Condemns White House Firing of CDC Director Monarez
(Washington, DC) – Yesterday, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attempted to force the resignation of Centers for Disease Control Director Susan Monarez after Monarez reportedly clashed with RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda. Later, the White House announced that Monarez had been fired.
“The message is clear: get in the way of Trump and RFK Jr.’s anti-science agenda, and you will be silenced," said Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA). "The foundations of our federal science institutions are built upon unbiased, science-based decision and policy making. That foundation is crumbling at the hands of Trump and his deranged cabinet. The Trump-instigated chaos at the CDC will hurt Americans and jeopardize our health and wellbeing.”
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