Senate confirms Erica Schwartz as CDC director 51-44 along partisan lines, ending nearly year-long vacancy at the public health agency. Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general in Trump's first term, becomes Trump's third CDC nominee in two years.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday by a 51-44 vote, mostly along partisan lines, ending nearly a year-long vacancy in the role.
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