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President Donald Trump's U.S. surgeon general nominee, Dr. Nicole Saphier, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Saphier is Trump's third nominee for the position after previous picks failed to secure confirmation. During the hearing, she addressed topics including vaccines and her business income.
Outlets across the spectrum agree that Dr. Nicole Saphier testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee as President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. surgeon general.
Left-leaning and center outlets like The Guardian and The Hill focused on financial disclosures, such as income from a supplement company and tobacco investments, and the status of previous nominees. Right-leaning outlets such as Fox News emphasized Saphier's specific policy positions, reporting that she backed the MMR vaccine during her testimony.
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Dr. Nicole Saphier, whom President Trump tapped to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday morning. Saphier, a media personality, was the third person Trump picked for the role, after his two previous nominees failed to receive Senate support. Her nomination, however, did…
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Tobacco investments raise new concerns about Dr Nicole Saphier ahead of confirmation hearingDonald Trump’s nominee for US surgeon general reported more than $200,000 in business income from a company she owns that sells dietary supplements, a loosely regulated industry that health and consumer advocates say raises concerns about her record and which some…
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Dr. Nicole Saphier, whom President Trump tapped to serve as U.S. surgeon general, will testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday morning. Saphier, a media personality, was the third person Trump picked for the role, after his two previous nominees failed to receive Senate support. Her nomination, however, did…
Saphier, President Donald Trump's third nominee to serve as surgeon general, will face lawmakers at her confirmation hearing Wednesday in the latest attempt to fill the post known as the nation's doctor.
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Florida Democratic Senate nominee Angie Nixon, an avowed Democratic Socialist who owns two homes and raked in at least $270,000 from her jobs and investments last year—in addition to her husband's unpublished income—is lamenting the injustice of having to pay taxes on her outsized income. The post ‘I Don't Wanna Pay It Back’: Socialist Senate Nominee Angie…
Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, is testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in her confirmation hearing. The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saphier is a noted supporter of the Make America Healthy Again movement and likewise a close ally of Health and Human Services…
Nicole Saphier told senators she does not believe the MMR vaccine is lethal, breaking with Trump's past comments as measles cases surge nationwide.
'I don't wanna pay it back. Education supposed to be free'
