OAN Staff Brooke Mallory
6:00 PM – Friday, November 22, 2024
Former Florida Representative Dave Weldon, MD, was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), replacing Mandy K. Cohen.
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“In addition to being a Medical Doctor for 40 years, and an Army Veteran, Dave has been a respected conservative leader on fiscal and social issues, and served on the Labor/HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, working for Accountability on HHS and CDC Policy and Budgeting,” Trump said in the Friday evening announcement.
“Dave also served in a leading role in Government Oversight and Reform Committee Hearings, addressing issues within HHS and CDC. Dave has successfully worked with the CDC to enact a ban on patents for human embryos,” Trump…
