NIH director and FDA commissioner are set by law. In an April 26 letter to Azar, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) asked for the justification for offering Redfield “a significantly larger salary ...

"The compensation of your new permanent Director is limited to the amount earned by the predecessor, in this case Mr. Chris Spence," says the letter dated ... possible salary we could give her." ...

The director of the Centers for Disease Control ... Officials provided no details on his new salary. In a letter Friday to Azar, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) asked for the justification for ...