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President Donald Trump\u2019s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration will face challenges securing Senate confirmation after the committee chairman in charge of that process expressed doubts.\u00a0<\/p>

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That, however, hasn\u2019t deterred White House officials from pressing for Dr. Heidi Overton, arguing she has the experience needed and that her policy goals align with the president’s.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201cAs Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, Dr. Heidi Overton has spent the last year and a half coordinating an interagency policymaking process with senior officials across HHS, FDA, CDC, USDA, and other agencies to deliver on President Trump\u2019s MAHA agenda,\u201d White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement shared with States Newsroom on Thursday.<\/p>

\u201cDr. Overton has been integral to ensuring that the Administration\u2019s policies are correct, consistent, and grounded in Gold Standard Science, and will play a similar role at the FDA as its next Commissioner,\u201d Desai added. \u201cThe White House looks forward to her swift confirmation by the Senate.\u201d<\/p>

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., wrote in\u00a0a social media post\u00a0on Wednesday that while he respects Overton\u2019s \u201cexperience as a physician,\u201d he isn\u2019t convinced she\u2019s the right person to lead the FDA, highlighting her role in a Health and Human Services Department executive order that would\u00a0weaken vaccine requirements.\u00a0<\/p>

\u201cHer lack of managerial experience does not prepare her well for leading a large organization that is already dealing with staffing and morale issues,\u201d Cassidy wrote. \u201cAdditionally, Dr. Overton\u2019s active role in last week\u2019s nonsensical vaccine executive order calls into question her commitment to standing up for sound science and protecting children\u2019s health. That alone is almost disqualifying.\u201d<\/p>

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Cassidy, as chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, has control over whether to schedule a confirmation hearing or a committee vote on Overton\u2019s nomination.\u00a0<\/p>

It wasn\u2019t immediately clear whether Cassidy was open to changing his mind on Overton\u2019s nomination. He expressed doubts about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Erica Schwartz before voting to confirm both of those nominees.\u00a0<\/p>

But the White House did have to withdraw surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means after it became clear she didn\u2019t have the votes to advance out of committee. And Trump had to rescind Janette Nesheiwat\u2019s nomination for surgeon general.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

The president wrote in\u00a0a social media post\u00a0on Wednesday that he would nominate Overton \u201cto ensure that the U.S. remains the WORLD LEADER for Scientific Discovery and CURES.\u201d<\/p>

\u201cDr. Overton was a prestigious White House Fellow in my First Term, is a Board-Certified Physician in Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, and holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Investigations from the Johns Hopkins University,\u201d he wrote. \u201cShe is SMART and RESPECTED by all! Dr. Heidi will work with Secretary Kennedy and Dr. Oz to RAPIDLY deliver on my priorities of FASTER Cures, INCREASED American Innovation, MAJOR Clinical Trial Reforms, LOWER Drug Prices, and even more MAHA WINS!\u201d<\/p>

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