The White House takes the candidate for the CDC director
Thursday the White House withdrawn the appointment of Dr. Dave Weldon, Republican and former member of the congress, to guide the centers for the control and prevention of diseases a few hours before it had appeared in a Senate confirmation hearing.Reached by phone, dr. Weldon said he learned about the decision on Wednesday evening and that he had been said by an official of the White House that "had no votes to confirm" his nomination.In a statement released later on Thursday, dr. Weldon, 71, blamed Senator Susan Collins, republican of Maine and member of the Senate Health Committee, and Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana and president of the Committee, for the torpedo of his appointment.A spokesman for Cassidy said that the senator "paid the hour" for the confirmation hearing....