White House pulls CDC nominee because they didn’t have the votes: Sources

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  White House withdraws CDC nominee hours before Senate hearing

  Trump officials say Weldon - an ally of RFK Jr - did not have the Senate votes necessary to be confirmed.
  
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• White House pulling Dave Weldon's nomination to run CDC

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• White House pulls Trump’s nomination for CDC director hours before confirmation hearing

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• White House withdraws CDC director nominee

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  White House withdraws CDC director nomination

  The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dave Weldon to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee announced it has ...
  
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  Murkowski, Collins expressed concerns prior to White House pulling Weldon nomination

  Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) and Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) expressed their concerns over Dave Weldon’s nomination to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) prior to senior ...
  
  The Hill - 2h
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  White House Withdraws Nominee for C.D.C. Director

  Dr. Dave Weldon was to have appeared on Thursday in a confirmation hearing before the Senate health committee. He has close ties to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the new health secretary.
  
  The New York Times - 5h
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  White House withdraws CDC director nomination just before his Senate confirmation hearing

  The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom President Donald Trump had chosen to serve as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a ...
  
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