WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Sean Kaufman attends his confirmation hearing to be assistant secretary for preparedness and response for the Department of Health and Human Services with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was combined with that of Erica Schwartz, President Trump's pick to lead the CDC, who would fill the position left vacant since August 2025 when Trump ousted former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) attends the confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. During Blanche's tenure as acting Attorney General the Justice Department has been under scrutiny for pushing President Trump's 1.8 billion dollar "anti-weaponization" fund and its handling of the Epstein files. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

US Senator John Cornyn (C), Republican from Texas points to a sign displayed behind him during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator John Cornyn, Republican from Texas points to a sign displayed behind him during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator John Cornyn, Republican from Texas points to a sign displayed behind him during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

US Senator John Cornyn, Republican from Texas points to a sign displayed behind him during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche on his nomination to be Attorney General, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on July 15, 2026. President Donald Trump's pick to be the next US attorney general -- his former personal defense lawyer Todd Blanche -- faces what is expected to be a contentious Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Sean Kaufman attends his confirmation hearing to be assistant secretary for preparedness and response for the Department of Health and Human Services with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. The hearing was combined with that of Erica Schwartz, President Trump's pick to lead the CDC, who would fill the position left vacant since August 2025 when Trump ousted former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: Erica Schwartz attends her confirmation hearing to become director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Schwartz, President Trump's pick to lead the CDC, would fill the position left vacant since August 2025 when Trump ousted former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)