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Senate confirms Marty Makary to lead FDA

The Senate confirmed on Tuesday night that Marty McCurry is the Director of the Food and Drug Administration. McCurry was easily confirmed with a 56-44 vote and welcomed three Democrats. Democrat Senators Dick Durbin (Illinois) Maggie Hassan (NH) and Jeanne Shaheen (NH) voted to confirm McCurry along with all Republicans. McCurry, a surgeon at Johns […]

Trump FDA pick Makary confirmed in Senate

President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Johns Hopkins School of Marty McCurry, was confirmed in the Senate on Tuesday. His confirmation solidified just hours after he cleared his final procedural exam form early in the evening. The Senate voted 56-44, evoking a coagulation of the nomination before his final […]

Trump FDA pick Makary advances to final vote for Senate confirmation

President Donald Trump's choice to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Professor Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, said Dr. Marty McCurry began a key vote in the Senate on Tuesday. The Senate voted 56-44 to evoke a coagulation on the nomination. The final vote to confirm FDA candidates is scheduled for Tuesday after 8pm. […]

Trump picks Dr. Marty Makary as Food and Drug Administration commissioner

President-elect Trump announced Friday that he will nominate Dr. Marty McCurry, a professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “I am very pleased to nominate Marty McCulley, MD, MPH, FACS, to be FDA Commissioner,” President Trump said in a statement. “The FDA has lost the trust […]