WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate health committee’s planned hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick Casey Means on Thursday has been postponed after the nominee went into labor, the Washington Post reported, citing a spokesperson for the panel. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report on Means, 37, who is 40 weeks pregnant. (Writing […]
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Confirmation hearing for Trump’s surgeon general pick postponed, Washington Post says
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate health committee’s planned hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick Casey Means on Thursday has been postponed after the nominee went into labor, the Washington Post reported, citing a spokesperson for the panel.
Reuters could not immediately confirm the report on Means, 37, who is 40 weeks pregnant.
(Writing by Susan Heavey; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama )