On March 25,聽, along party lines, to confirm Jayanta Bhattacharya, M.D., PhD to be Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Following the vote, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee,聽聽saying 鈥淭he NIH needs a leader that will restore Americans鈥� trust in public health institutions and find unbiased solutions to Americans鈥� most challenging health problems,鈥� and 鈥淒r. Bhattacharya is ready to take on this responsibility and implement President Trump鈥檚 vision to Make America Healthy Again.鈥�