Surgeon general nominee Casey Means goes into labor, delaying confirmation hearing Politics Oct 30, 2025 10:26 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick , Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor, a spokesperson for the Senate health committee said Thursday.

The news came just hours before the 38-year-old Means, who has been pregnant with her first child, was set to appear virtually with the committee for her confirmation hearing. It was not immediately clear when the hearing would be rescheduled.

“Everyone’s happy for Dr. Means and her family,” said Emily Hilliard, deputy press secretary for the Health and Human Services Department. “This is one of the few times in life it’s easy to ask to move a Senate hearing.

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