Dr. Monica Bertagnolli is expected to finally get a vote in a Senate committee on her nomination to lead the National Institutes of Health this week. It's been a long time coming — and Sen. Bernie Sanders says he'll vote against her.
"Dr. Monica Bertagnolli is an intelligent and caring person, but has not convinced me that she is prepared to take on the greed and power of the drug companies and health care industry," Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement Tuesday afternoon. "I intend to vote NO at her confirmation hearing on Wednesday. I have not asked any member of the Committee to follow my lead. This should be a vote of conscience."
