Senators consider Doctor James Holsinger to be Surgeon General and raise questions about the Doctor’s ability to stand up to bullying from the administration.
In light of Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona’s testimony that the Bush Administrations politicized the Surgeon General’s office, Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) questions the Doctor about what he would do if he were in Carmona’s shoes. (0:47)
July 12, 2007
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