North Carolina Sen. Ted Budd, Rep. Dan Bishop and other Republicans are citing Dr. Mandy Cohen’s track record during the COVID-19 pandemic in opposing her as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
President Joe Biden is expected to name Cohen to lead the CDC, as first reported by The Washington Post. A source familiar with the matter confirmed to McClatchy that she is Biden’s choice, saying the decision is not final, as Cohen still must complete paperwork for the role. Her nomination by Biden would not require Senate confirmation.
In a letter to Biden, 28 House and Senate members wrote that Cohen is “unfit for the position” and that throughout her career she “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 Department of Health and Human Services.
