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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are charging ahead with a high-stakes vote on Robert Califf, Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

On Thursday, Schumer took the first procedural step toward holding a Senate vote on Califf’s nomination, setting up an initial vote early next week that will be a crucial litmus test for the confirmation.

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