Dr. Nicole Saphier, surgeon general nominee, testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Dr. Nicole Saphier, surgeon general nominee, testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Dr. Nicole Saphier, surgeon general nominee, testifies before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions during a confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Donald Trump walks along the colonnade to attend a dinner in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., left, speaks as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, speaks as Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., left, listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

FILE - Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., waits to be sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence during his ceremonial swearing-in at the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)