Dear President Trump:
In light of Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald’s recent resignation as Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), resulting from her various conflicts of interest, we write to request that you include consideration of certain qualifications as you assess potential candidates for CDC Director. We intend to thoroughly scrutinize whomever you choose to ensure that she or he is an upstanding steward of public health who promotes policies that protect the health, safety, and security of our communities. We also expect Dr. Fitzgerald’s successor to be committed to continuing the CDC’s critical work unimpeded by this Administration’s political agenda.
Among other criteria, we believe any candidate for CDC Director must:
Thank you for your attention to these requirements. We will continue to work to ensure any candidate you choose to entrust with overseeing the health and safety of our nation is held to the highest possible standard.
Sincerely,
Patty Murray
United States Senator
Bernard Sanders
United States Senator
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
United States Senator
Michael F. Bennet
United States Senator
Tammy Baldwin
United States Senator
Christopher S. Murphy
United States Senator
Elizabeth Warren
United States Senator
Tim Kaine
United States Senator
Margaret Wood Hassan
United States Senator
Tina Smith
United States Senator
Doug Jones
United States Senator
