NIH Director Bhattacharya Pressed on How He Can Also Lead CDC

Democrats on Tuesday pressed National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya during a House Appropriations Committee oversight hearing over his dual roles in the Trump administration during his first public appearance since he became the interim director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I’ll be honest, I don’t believe it’s possible to do both of the jobs at the same time,” said House Appropriations and Labor-HHS subcommittee ranking member Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.). “NIH and CDC are too important for part-time leadership.”

Though NIH and the CDC typically receive bipartisan support, both agencies have been rocked by controversies, ...