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Ex-CDC director gives her account of firing

In her opening statement before the Senate Health Committee, former CDC Director Susan Monarez said she was fired after she refused to carry out HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s demands. "I was fired for holding the line on scientific integrity, but that line does not disappear with me," she said.
Sep 17, 2025 (09:29)
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