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Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump's nominee to lead the FDA, faced pointed questions from the Senate HELP committee on vaccines, mifepristone, birth control, vaping, and food safety. Senators also pressed her on whether she would be willing to tell the president he is wrong, a question she declined to directly answer. The confirmation hearing reflects continuing scrutiny of the administration's health policy nominees and concerns about political independence at federal health agencies.