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El-Sayed supports insulating public-health leadership from political removal, confirming key advisors with Senate consent, and reinvesting in federal and local health agencies.

As the first Democratic doctor in the U.S. Senate since 1969, you bet I’m going to hold him accountable for his dangerous lies.

WHAT HE HAS SAID

• Supports fixed-term appointments for CDC Director, FDA Commissioner, and NIH Director that cannot be removed except under specific circumstances.
• Supports requiring Senate consent for appointments to critical public-health bodies such as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
• Supports reinvesting in and reforming CDC, FDA, and HRSA, and vastly increasing funding for local and state health departments.

Primary sources

• Read the campaign position — Abdul for U.S. Senate

Last reviewed 2026-08-19.