Senate Panel Advances Nicole Saphier Surgeon General Nomination
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee advanced Nicole Saphier's nomination to be U.S. surgeon general on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in a party-line vote.[1]
The committee's approval sends her nomination to the full Senate for consideration.[1] HELP Chair Sen. Bill Cassidy had backed Saphier after a mid-September hearing in which she testified that MMR vaccines are safe, urged vaccination, and rejected claims linking childhood vaccines to autism.[1]
President Trump nominated Saphier, a Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist and former Fox News medical contributor, in April 2026.[1]
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- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Senate HELP Committee advanced Nicole Saphier's surgeon general nomination on a party-line vote.
- President Trump nominated Saphier, a Memorial Sloan Kettering radiologist and former Fox News medical contributor, in April 2026.
- At a mid-September hearing, Saphier testified that MMR vaccines are safe, urged vaccination, and rejected claims that childhood vaccines cause autism, securing HELP Chair Sen. Bill Cassidy’s backing.
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September 30, 2026