Trump’s picks to run FDA and NIH win approval from Senate’s health committee
Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and FDA pick Marty Makary clear key Senate committee.
WASHINGTON — The Senate health committee voted on Thursday to endorse Marty Makary as Food and Drug Administration commissioner and Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health.
The committee voted 14-9 to advance Makary, with Democratic senators Maggie Hassan (N.H.) and John Hickenlooper (Colo.) joining Republicans. The vote for Bhattacharaya was 12-11 along party lines. The next step for the nominees is a vote by the full Senate, where a GOP majority all-but-ensures they will be confirmed.
