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Bill Cassidy

125:55 - 126:28

“If people are dying from measles, the American people should know that. And there's at least a perception, whether it's true or not, that the CDC not putting on that website is trying to dance around the sensitivities of the Secretary as opposed to being straightforward with the American people.”
Speaker
Bill Cassidy
Timestamp
125:55 – 126:28
Transcript
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Murkowski): Hearings to examine the nominations of Gerard Klomp, of Utah, to be Deputy Secretary, Timothy Westlake, of Wisconsin, to be Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, and Nicole Saphier, of New Jersey, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Alaska News
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September 16, 2026

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If people are dying from measles, the American people should know that. And there's at least a perception, whether it's true or not, that the CDC not putting on that website is trying to dance around the sensitivities of the Secretary as opposed to being straightforward with the American people. Now, your thoughts on that, because you spoke again passionately about the need for transparency, and I'm in total agreement with that. Senator, I appreciate the opportunity— Chairman, I appreciate the opportunity to talk about this. Uh, you and I agree on this topic.

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