The Fixer Arrives at the Wrecking Yard

The administration hands a golden steering wheel to the agency's third nominee, while the staff exodus and political chaos remain the actual policy.

Unsigned MSI house political cartoon: The Fixer Arrives at the Wrecking Yard

Source article: Schwartz faces Senate as Trump’s third CDC director nominee.

Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Editorial Board
Topic tags
public health, health treatment and procedure, government policy, political process, epidemic and pandemic
Storylines
cdc-leadership, trump-health-administration
Primary entities
Erica Schwartz, CDC, Senate HELP Committee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Susan Monarez, Matt Buckham, Sean Slovenski, Sean Kaufman, Marcus Plescia, Georges Benjamin, Bernie Sanders
Themes
Public health leadership, Senate confirmation, Federal agency governance, Vaccine policy
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, Truthfulness, Informed citizenship