U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today introduced the ACCORD Act, or the Accountability for the CDC, improving Congressional Oversight, and Ratification of its Director Act. This legislation would require any Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who was appointed prior to January 20, 2025 to obtain full Senate confirmation to remain in the post beyond January 2025.
About the bill, Sen. Cruz said, “Acting CDC Director Mandy Cohen was appointed by President Biden without any congressional oversight. Cohen has proven herself to be unfit for the role, regularly exercising poor judgment, partaking in government overreach, and instituting tyrannical mandates to shut down North Carolina—in her former capacity as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services—during the pandemic. She should be evaluated by the full Senate before she begins to implement the same extremist policies nationally.”
