Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and FDA pick Marty Makary clear key Senate committee.

Two of President Donald Trump’s key public health nominations advanced at the committee level Thursday morning, moving them to consideration in the full Senate. The Senate Committee on Health, Education,

Committee voted Thursday to recommend that the Senate confirm President Trump's nominees to run the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the FDA. The vote to confirm Jay Bhattacharya, MD, as NIH director was 12-11,

A Senate committee voted Thursday morning to advance Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President Donald Trump's pick to head the National Institutes of Health, in a 12-11 party-line vote.

President Trump’s nominees to head the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared a key Senate committee largely along party lines Thursday, paving the way for a full floor vote to confirm them.