CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faces Senate for confirmation hearing

Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages, and new layers of political review.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1393x929+0+75/resize/1393x929!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F15%2Fe1c3fdd940738a45e39a8a7910f3%2Frear-admiral-erica-schwartz.jpg' alt='Dr. Erica Schwartz faces a Senate confirmation hearing for the role of CDC director.'/><p>Dr. Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director, faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages, and new layers of political review.</p><p>(Image credit: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5892482' />