Word: satcher
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think there are many people in the Republican Party who were not going to let the president have another surgeon general," Satcher says...
...While Satcher received the nomination from President Clinton in 1997, disagreement in Congress prevented him from assuming the post right away...
...confirmation process was very easy at first, but in December, before [the Senate] went on break, they decided to put my nomination on hold for reasons primarily relating to programs at the CDC," Satcher says...
Some Republicans in the Senate disagreed with certain CDC programs during the Satcher's directorship--needle exchange and condom distribution policies were among the most disputed...
Anti-abortion activists, upset that Satcher agreed with President Clinton's pro-choice stance, also fought against his appointment...