Two former leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will denounce Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr in their testimonies before a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

In testimony obtained by The Hill, former CDC Director Susan Monarez writes that she was fired for "holding the line on scientific integrity" and refusing to bow under pressure from Kennedy to pre-approve recommendations by the her agency's vaccine advisory committee that the secretary terminated and remade.

Monarez was removed from her position as CDC director less than a month after being confirmed by the Senate. Her ouster was followed by the resignations of four top CDC leaders including Houry.

Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry, who along with Monarez will testify before

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