About two-dozen Republican lawmakers urged President Joe Biden to withdraw his reported appointee to head the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) due to her claims about COVID-19 policies.
Reports earlier this month suggested that Mandy Cohen may be tapped to become the next CDC following the pending departure of current CDC Director Rochelle Walensky. Cohen, an Obama administration veteran, was the former North Carolina secretary of health.
“Dr. Cohen is unfit for the position,” the Republican lawmakers, led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) and Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.), wrote in a letter to the administration. “Throughout her career, Dr. Cohen has politicized science, disregarded civil liberties, and spread misinformation about the efficacy and necessity of COVID vaccinations and the necessity of masks, during her time as the Secretary of the North Carolina Health and Human Services.”…}
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