Ricketts Praises Appointment of Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as Acting Director of CDC

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) released the following statement praising the Trump administration’s decision to appoint Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as acting director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.“When I was Governor, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya consulted while we developed Nebraska’s highly successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He showed great intellectual honesty and courage when he offered alternative suggestions about how to handle the pandemic.  Dr. Bhattacharya demonstrated the importance of holistic, risk-based, and scientific thinking.  He will do excellent work as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”