June 25, 2025
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Shaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action, released a statement following the Senate confirmation hearing of CDC Director nominee, Susan Monarez:
“Today’s Senate hearing confirms Susan Monarez was asleep at the wheel as acting CDC Director. If confirmed, she would just be a rubber-stamp for Trump and RFK Jr.’s relentless attacks on public health. Despite her lip service, she called herself an “independent thinker who follows evidence-based science,” yet refused to disavow RFK Jr.’s dangerous conspiracy theories.
“She claimed the ‘Big Bad Budget Bill’ won’t kick any Americans off their health insurance and regurgitated absurd talking points. We need a CDC director who will use facts and data to stand up to RFK Jr. and protect the American people — not a lapdog. The Senate must reject her nomination to keep RFK Jr. from enacting any more damage to public health.”
Since his nomination, 314 Action has been a leader in holding RFK Jr. accountable and continues the work through an ongoing seven-figure accountability campaign against him and the Trump administration. 314 Action also launched a petition demanding the MAHA Report be immediately removed and retracted from the White House website, which has been signed by a coalition of 100 elected officials, doctors, and STEM leaders.
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