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Senate Health Panel Schedules Hearings for Trump Nominees

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 3:29 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Senate health committee will hold confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general, deputy secretary, and assistant secretary nominees.
Dr. Nicole Saphier, surgeon general nominee, directs breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth.
Saphier owns DropRx, which sells kava kava tinctures the FDA warns may cause severe liver injury.
Chris Klomp, deputy secretary nominee, says he supports MMR vaccination for children despite the secretary’s vaccine-skeptical stance.

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U.S. Senate health committee will hold confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general, deputy secretary, and assistant secretary nominees.
Dr. Nicole Saphier, surgeon general nominee, directs breast imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth.
Saphier owns DropRx, which sells kava kava tinctures the FDA warns may cause severe liver injury.
Chris Klomp, deputy secretary nominee, says he supports MMR vaccination for children despite the secretary’s vaccine-skeptical stance.