August 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after news that CDC Director Susan Monarez was fired from the CDC – less than a month into her role – and four other CDC officials have now submitted their resignations.
“For the last four months, I have called on RFK to resign or be fired because I knew he was dangerous for America, but firing CDC Director Susan Monarez has shocked even me. All of RFK’s actions have been building to systematically dismantle the CDC and ultimately destroy our public health institutions: firing hundreds of dedicated CDC staffers, slashing the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and the public trust in their recommendations, and his violent rhetoric and vaccine misinformation that then spurred an attack on the public health officials who keep us safe. It is not Dr. Monarez or other CDC leaders who should have lost their jobs; it should be RFK.”
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