# Sen. Tim Kaine

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-08**: Dr. Erica Schwartz becomes CDC director — Schwartz took over the CDC inheriting zombie programs; at her confirmation hearing she told Sen. Tim Kaine she would always follow the law.
- **2025-04**: April 2025 HHS layoffs — Trump administration sent layoff notices to thousands of CDC and other federal health agency employees as part of a sweeping HHS reorganization plan.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### $246M CDC Smoking Office Unstaffed, Alzheimer's $41M Frozen
2026-08-20 07:59:39 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

The CDC's Office on Smoking and Health has $246 million in appropriations but no staff; the Alzheimer's program has $41 million and no personnel. These zombie programs threaten core prevention and surveillance capacity.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/cdc-zombie-programs-health-funding-staffing

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