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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are charging ahead with a high-stakes vote on Robert Califf, Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug
Administration. On Thursday, Schumer took the first procedural step toward holding a Senate vote on Califf’s nomination, setting up an initial vote early next week that will be a crucial
litmus test for the confirmation. The decision to call the vote is a bold move, since Califf’s confirmation could come down to a single vote. Roughly a dozen Democratic senators were still
undecided on Califf’s candidacy just last week, and Republicans have largely declined to say how they will vote on him. At least five Democrats have said they outright oppose him. STAT+
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