Vote Explanation

Senator Mazie Hirono stated for the record that she was absent from a Senate rollcall vote on August 5, 2026, and that had she been present she would have voted no on the motion to advance the nomination of Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Mazie K. Hirono, HI

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“I missed a vote on August 5. If I had been there, I would have voted no on advancing the choice of Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC.”
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Mr. President, I was absent for one rollcall vote on August 5, 2026. On August 5, had I been present, I would have voted nay on the Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Erica Schwartz to be Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (rollcall vote No. 219).

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