Cruz is right to introduce bill making CDC director a Senate-approved position sooner

By Jack Elbaum

Published June 22, 2023 10:29pm ET

Cruz is right to introduce bill making CDC director a Senate-approved position sooner — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asks a question of Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019, during a Senate Transportation Committee hearing on âAviation Safety and the Future of Boeing's 737 MAX.â | (Susan Walsh/AP)

That the people ought to exercise some control over those who rule us is an axiomatic idea in American politics. Yet, in practice, it is frequently not the case. In Washington, unelected bureaucrats are often the ones with true power.

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