The first Senate-confirmed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will testify before senators about the events leading up to her termination.
Susan Monarez is scheduled to testify to the Senate Health Committee on Sept. 17.
Monarez was the first CDC director in history to receive Senate confirmation, following a change in the law that took effect earlier this year. She was sworn in on July 31. She was fired on Aug. 27.
“To protect children’s health, Americans need to know what has happened and is happening at the CDC. They need to be reassured that their child’s health is given priority. Radical transparency is the only way to do that,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, chairman of the Senate Health Committee, said in a statement….