This story was updated on Thursday, March 13 at 11:11 a.m.
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Republican-controlled Senate Health Committee announced Thursday morning that it was canceling a planned hearing on Weldon’s nomination — less than an hour before it was scheduled to begin.
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