ICYMI: SENATE CONFIRMS BHATTACHARYA & MAKARY

COLORADO GAZETTE---President Donald Trump’s nominees for the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday evening largely along partisan lines, marking a pivotal moment for the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda to reform federal health agencies.

The Senate voted on party lines, 53-47, for Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to be NIH director, leading the agency that is the largest funder of biomedical innovation research worldwide. Dr. Marty Makary was confirmed to be FDA commissioner in a 56-44 vote. Three Democrats voted for his confirmation: Senate confirms outsiders Bhattacharya and Makary to key health posts | News | gazette.com