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John Armstrong burnishes anti-HIV cred amid confirmation doubts

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The same week that the Senate confirmation chances of its secretary – Surgeon General John Armstrong – continue dangling by a thread, the Florida Department of Health issued a news release in advance of an upcoming HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Armstrong has been criticized for, among other things, the state’s overall growing rate of HIV/AIDS. Thursday is the 11th annual National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, the release says. The news release notes one silver lining: “From 2010 through 2014, the number of…

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Senate panel postpones vote on Surgeon General John Armstrong

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The Senate Ethics and Elections committee has once again postponed a confirmation vote on Surgeon General John Armstrong. The committee was scheduled to hold a confirmation hearing on Tuesday, one week after postponing a confirmation vote on the state’s top health official. Sen. Garrett Richter, the chairman of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee, told the panel the vote was being postponed because members still had some unanswered questions. “We continue to get some responses to some questions on (Armstrong)…

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Senate panel postpones Surgeon General John Armstrong’s confirmation hearing

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A Senate panel postponed Surgeon General John Armstrong’s confirmation hearing Tuesday, but the chair of the committee said he hopes to take it up before the end of the 2016 legislative session. The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee was scheduled to discuss the confirmations of three governor-appointed department heads. However, Sen. Garrett Richter, the chair of the committee, said Armstrong’s confirmation was postponed because several members still had questions and “wanted to meet one-on-one to have more extended conversations” with…

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