Key Republican Senator Says He Will Support Erica Schwartz for C.D.C. Director

Senator Bill Cassidy, who is believed to hold the deciding vote in the Senate health committee for Dr. Erica Schwartz’s confirmation, had declined for days to say whether he would back her.Dr. Erica Schwartz gained Senator Bill Cassidy’s backing after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised a webpage about vaccines and autism to address his concerns.