The White House is asking Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to expedite the process of confirming several presidential appointees, including Casey Means, the president’s choice for surgeon general.
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Means is not your typical nominee for surgeon general. She doesn’t have an active medical license, which is neither here nor there. There’s no Constitutional requirement that the surgeon general need be a doctor. In fact, there’s no Constitutional requirement for a surgeon general. The office was created in 1871 and was initially focused on the health of merchant seamen.
“The Office of the Surgeon General is a vital part of the US government’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of its citizens by providing scientific leadership, public health communication, and a
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