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Related: About this forumWhite House stands up to gun lobby: Vivek Murthy to be surgeon general
In the face of strong opposition from the powerful gun lobby, the White House is standing by President Barack Obama's pick for surgeon general, Indian American Vivek Murthy, an ardent supporter of Obama's healthcare law.
However, it is 'recalibrating' approach as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney put it, to get Murthy, 36, confirmed as "America's doctor" by the Democratic controlled Senate following the defeat of Debo Adegbile, Obama's nominee for the nation's top civil rights post.
If and when confirmed, Murthy would be the first Indian American and the youngest person to become the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the US
"We expect him to get confirmed ultimately and be one of the country's most powerful messengers on health and wellness," Carney said rejecting media reports that the White House was abandoning Murthy's nomination with some Democrats balking under pressure from the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA).
http://www.firstpost.com/world/white-house-stands-up-to-gun-lobby-vivek-murthy-to-be-surgeon-general-1442211.html
However, it is 'recalibrating' approach as White House Press Secretary Jay Carney put it, to get Murthy, 36, confirmed as "America's doctor" by the Democratic controlled Senate following the defeat of Debo Adegbile, Obama's nominee for the nation's top civil rights post.
If and when confirmed, Murthy would be the first Indian American and the youngest person to become the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the US
"We expect him to get confirmed ultimately and be one of the country's most powerful messengers on health and wellness," Carney said rejecting media reports that the White House was abandoning Murthy's nomination with some Democrats balking under pressure from the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA).
http://www.firstpost.com/world/white-house-stands-up-to-gun-lobby-vivek-murthy-to-be-surgeon-general-1442211.html
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White House stands up to gun lobby: Vivek Murthy to be surgeon general (Original Post)
SecularMotion
Mar 2014
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Murthy may or may not be confirmed, but if he isn't this OP will be 'forgotten'
friendly_iconoclast
Mar 2014
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clffrdjk
(905 posts)1. What were his qualifications again?
Why is he a better choice than every other Doctor in the U.S.?
Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)2. SecMo, you've been slow on the draw, lately. Hope you are well.
DonP
(6,185 posts)3. And the Senate vote was ..... ?
"Standing up" and having the actual votes might be two different things.
But feel free to declare victory like the MAIG/MDA over the Billboard, you can always deny you ever said it later, like most control "fans" do.
I'm not in a big hurry to have a 36 year old "Phenom", with zero public health experience and his own agenda as Surgeon General.
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)4. Murthy may or may not be confirmed, but if he isn't this OP will be 'forgotten'