Schwartz, a physician who served as deputy surgeon general during the first Trump Administration, was grilled by senators of both political parties on whether she would stand up to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—her boss if she is confirmed—if he pushes for actions or policies that would endanger public health.
“You can be CDC director and just take orders. We need a CDC director that will actually stand up to crazy, stupid things being said that undermine faith in immunization,” said Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician and the Republican chair of the committee.
“I will never compromise on the science. I will always, always have the public’s health in mind,” Schwartz replied, a response that Cassidy said wasn’t “quite the direct answer I was hoping for.”
Schwartz told the committee that she believes in the safety and effectiveness of vaccines and that, as a doctor, has personally administered shots to thousands of people. She added that she wants to be the “the CDC director for all Americans,” including people who have concerns about vaccines. “I want to make sure I understand why parents have vaccine hesitancy,” she said.
In that time, the CDC has had only one confirmed director—Susan Monarez, who served in the position for less than a month before being fired by Trump last August after a clash with Kennedy. Monarez says she was ousted because she refused to rubber-stamp vaccine recommendations and fire career scientists.
“Senator, I do not believe that the president or the secretary would ever do what you just mentioned,” Schwartz said.
Schwartz is a board-certified preventive medicine physician and a retired rear admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She previously served as chief medical officer of the U.S. Coast Guard.
“Dr. Schwartz is a home-run pick,” Adams told CBS’ “Face the Nation” in April.
Houry observed, however, that several senators appeared frustrated during Schwartz’s confirmation hearing because of her failure to provide direct answers to questions about political interference.
If confirmed, Kaufman would run an agency focused on helping the U.S. prepare for public-health emergencies, including developing vaccines and other countermeasures.
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