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Nov 11, 2026

Senate health committee schedules vote on Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton

The Senate Health Committee set a vote for next week on Dr. Heidi Overton to serve as FDA commissioner, though her confirmation path remains uncertain amid questions about her positions on abortion drugs.

Nov 11, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician, previously called Dr. Heidi Overton's involvement in the Trump administration's executive order to roll back childhood vaccination recommendations almost disqualifying
  • ▪The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee scheduled a vote on President Donald Trump's nomination of Dr. Heidi Overton to serve as commissioner of the FDA
  • ▪Republicans hold a single-vote majority on the Senate Health Committee, meaning a single Republican opposition vote would sink Dr. Heidi Overton's nomination if all committee Democrats vote against her

People involved

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Donald Trump

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