Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) called the Trump administration's effort to fire Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez “outrageous” and urged the Senate to hold oversight hearings on the personnel changes.

“It’s outrageous that [Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] is trying to fire the CDC Director — after only a few weeks on the job — for her commitment to public health & vaccines,” Sanders, the ranking member on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), wrote in a statement.

“The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy &........

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