Senate Moves Closer To Confirming Brooks-LaSure As CMS Head

The Senate voted 51 to 48 Wednesday (May 12) to advance the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure for CMS administrator after Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made a motion to discharge her nomination from the Finance Committee, with Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) joining Democrats to vote in favor of the motion. The Senate majority leader filed the motion despite a hold on the nomination by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX). Schumer next will file cloture to limit floor...