Two of President Donald Trump’s key public health nominations advanced at the committee level Thursday morning, moving them to consideration in the full Senate.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions voted on party lines to approve the nominations of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the nominee for National Institutes of Health director, and Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration.

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