The Senate voted largely along party lines to confirm Marty Makary as the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and Jay Bhattacharya as director of the National Institutes of Health. All Republicans backed Bhattacharya in a 53-47 vote, and all Republicans plus three Democrats backed Makary in a 56-44 vote. It’s the conclusion to a smooth confirmation process for Bhattacharya and Makary, who both echoed health secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s promises to make America healthy again during their confirmation hearings in March.
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