Rand Paul’s ignorant questioning of Rachel Levine showed why we need her in government

2/28/21
 
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from The Washington Post,
2/28/21:

Thursday was a day of historic firsts, of alarm and outrage.

Rachel Levine, the physician nominated to become the Biden administration’s assistant secretary of health, came to her confirmation hearing prepared to politely discuss matters such as the covid pandemic, the opioid epidemic, behavioral health and racial disparities in medical treatment.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), however, seemed more interested in talking about children’s genitals.

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