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Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor

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A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor. The news from a Senate health committee spokesperson Thursday morning comes just hours before Means was set to appear virtually before the committee for her confirmati…

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Trump's surgeon general hearing delayed due to childbirth (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Dr. Casey Means's scheduled surgeon general confirmation hearing was delayed because she went into labor with her first child.

  2. CNN

    Confirmation hearing delayed for Trump’s surgeon general nominee as she goes into labor with her first child (opens CNN)

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    The Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general, Dr. Casey Means, is postponed as the nominee goes into labor with her first child, according to a Senate Health, Education Labor and Pension Committee spokesperson and a person familiar with Means.

  3. The Guardian

    Senate postpones hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick after she goes into labor (opens The Guardian)

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    Casey Means, a leading Maha figure with an inactive medical license, is Trump’s second pick for the role

  4. Fox News

    Trump surgeon general nominee confirmation hearing postponed as she goes into labor (opens Fox News)

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    Dr. Casey Means' historic virtual confirmation hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick was postponed after she went into labor with her first child.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Senate hearing for Trump's surgeon general pick is postponed after she goes into labor (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor. The news from a Senate health committee spokesperson Thursday morning comes just hours before Means was set to appear virtually before the committee for her confirmati…

  6. New York Post

    Confirmation hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick Dr. Casey Means postponed as she goes into labor (opens New York Post)

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    Dr. Casey Means, 38, had been set to face grilling from lawmakers on Thursday remotely before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP).

  7. The Hill

    Surgeon General nominee’s confirmation hearing delayed after she goes into labor (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Nomination hearing for Trump's surgeon general nominee, Casey Means, postponed as she goes into labor.

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