WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Dr. Jayanta Bhattacharya to be Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by a final vote of 53 to 47. The HELP Committee previously approved his nomination by a vote of 12 to 11.
“The NIH needs a leader that will restore Americans’ trust in public health institutions and find unbiased solutions to Americans’ most challenging health problems,” said Dr. Cassidy. “Dr. Bhattacharya is ready to take on this responsibility and implement President Trump’s vision to Make America Healthy Again.”
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