CDC director requests pay cut after outcry

By Robert King

Published April 30, 2018 7:04pm ET

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CDC director requests pay cut after outcry — Robert Redfield, the new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has requested a pay cut after his $375,000 salary raised questions from Democrats. The request, first reported by the Washington Post, came after Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., wrote to the Trump administration last week about the salary. “At $375,000, Dr. Redfield’s salary […]

Robert Redfield, the new head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has requested a pay cut after his $375,000 salary raised questions from Democrats.

The request, first reported by the Washington Post, came after Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., wrote to the Trump administration last week about the salary.

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