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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee on Wednesday advanced President Trump’s surgeon general nominee, Nicole Saphier, creating a path to a floor vote and confirmation

Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s third nominee for surgeon general, moved a step closer to confirmation after a Senate committee voted to advance her nomination on Wednesday

WASHINGTON – JUNE 11: Health care representatives participate in a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, June 11, 2009 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from representatives of the health care industry on health care reform. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

The White House is calling on the Senate to confirm Dr. Casey Means as U.S. surgeon general “without further delay,” even as President Donald Trump signaled uncertainty about her path forward