{"id":2573450,"date":"2026-02-25T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-testifies-before-senate\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T09:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:52:16","slug":"surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-testifies-before-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-testifies-before-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon general nominee Casey Means testifies before Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurgeon-general-nominee-casey-means-testifies-before-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2573450&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dr. Casey Means testified on Capitol Hill before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee as President Trump\u2019s nominee to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-surgeon-general-discusses-how-to-end-this-pandemic-equitably\/\" title=\"Former Surgeon General Discusses How To \u2018End This Pandemic Equitably\u2019\">surgeon general<\/a>. The hearing was scheduled for 10 a.m. and had been postponed from October after Means went into labor with her frist child. The Washington Examiner article features a live video of the hearing (WATCH LIVE: Casey Means testifies in Senate hearing for surgeon general nomination) and offers a brief write-up of her testimony. The piece also points readers to related health-policy stories, including topics like vaccine schedules, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-leads-2028-pack-in-aggressive-abortion-rights-messaging\/\" title=\"Newsom leads 2028 pack in aggressive abortion-rights messaging\">abortion-rights messaging<\/a>, and FDA efforts to streamline personalized therapies for rare diseases. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >page includes standard site navigation<\/a> and a read-more toggle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">WATCH LIVE: Casey Means testifies in Senate hearing for surgeon general nomination<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"_N6SSSHhkWU\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Senate HELP Hearing (2\/25\/26) - Nomination of Casey Means to be Surgeon General\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_N6SSSHhkWU?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Dr. Casey Means is testifying on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Capitol Hill <\/a>on Wednesday morning to face questioning from lawmakers as President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s nominee to be surgeon general.<\/p>\n<p>Means is appearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee&nbsp;at 10 a.m. Means&rsquo;s confirmation hearing was previously scheduled for October, but was&nbsp;postponed after she went into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-silent-after-ford-ditches-ohio-for-mexico\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Silent After Ford Ditches Ohio For Mexico\">labor&#038;nbsp<\/a>;with her first child.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4470123\/fifteen-blue-states-lawsuit-hhs-childhood-vaccines\/\">Fifteen blue states sue HHS over childhood vaccine schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4462567\/newsom-leads-2028-pack-aggressive-abortion-messaging\/\">Newsom leads 2028 pack in aggressive abortion-rights messaging<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4467789\/fda-creates-approval-pathway-personalized-rare-disease-therapies\/\">FDA moves to facilitate personalized therapies for rare diseases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live: Casey Means testifies in surgeon general bid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2573451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25157011709728.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[74545,9134,3740,74544,8676],"class_list":["post-2573450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-casey-means","tag-nomination","tag-senate","tag-surgeon-general-2","tag-testimony"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25157011709728.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2573450"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2573454,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2573450\/revisions\/2573454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2573451"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2573450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2573450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2573450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}