Republican Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin criticized independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for not fixing healthcare during his decades in Congress during a Wednesday hearing.
Sanders served in the House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007 and has served in the Senate since, according to Ballotpedia. Mullinâs criticism came after he acknowledged he âranted too longâ during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) hearing convened to consider the nomination of Dr. Casey Means for surgeon general. (RELATED: âNot A Leaderâ: Trumpâs Surgeon General Pick Has Uphill Climb To Earning Trust Of MAGA Voters)
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âYes you did ,â Sanders said, prompting Mullin to snap.
âIâm sorry, I didnât ask your opinion on that. And if I cared about your opinion, I would ask you. But I donât care about your opinion. Youâre part of the system,â Mullin said. âYouâre part of the problem. Youâve been sitting here longer than Iâve even been alive. This is your problem. You should have fixed this a long time ago. Youâve been running on it so long, what have you been doing your whole life?â
Sanders noted that he did not choose to pursue becoming the surgeon general.
âThat is definitely something we would never accept,â Mullin retorted.
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. similarly rebuked Democratic Washington Sen. Patty Murray, accusing her of overseeing a significant decline in Americaâs health outcomes. during a May 20 Senate Appropriations Committee hearing.
âI want to point out something, senator. You presided here, I think, for 32 years. You presided over the destruction of the health of the American people,â Kennedy said. âOur people are now the sickest people in the world because you have not done your job. What have you done about it? What have you done about the epidemic of chronic disease? What have you done about the epidemic of chronic disease?â
President Donald Trump announced he was nominating Means in a May 7 Truth Social post.
âCasey has impeccable âMAHAâ credentials, and will work closely with our wonderful Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to ensure a successful implementation of our Agenda to reverse the Chronic Disease Epidemic, and ensure Great Health, in the future, for ALL Americans,â the president wrote in his announcement.
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