After President Barack Obama nominated Dr. Vivek Murthy to be the next Surgeon General of the United States, a man described by the New York Times as “an internist and political ally,” Texas Senator John Cornyn and the National Rifle Association are joining forces to block the approval of the nomination according to statements they made to Breitbart Texas.
In late February, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) engaged a procedural process known as “a hold” to stop the nomination from moving forward. According to a report in Fox News, Senator Reid, “could still technically move forward [on the nomination] and a Reid spokesman suggested the majority leader would not sit on Murthy’s nomination simply over Paul’s objections.”
Sen. Paul does not stand alone in his opposition to the nomination. When contacted about the matter by Breitbart Texas, Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) responded, “The President has the opportunity to nominate a serious candidate to serve as the nation’s Surgeon General and fulfill the important responsibility of educating Americans on best practices to lead healthier lives. Instead, he’s put forward a political operative with a clear agenda to restrict Americans’ Second Amendment rights. I’ll firmly oppose his nomination.”
Senate Republicans are joined by the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) objections to Murthy and all of the political capital that comes with that. In an exclusive interview with Breitbart Texas, Chris Cox, executive director of the NRA’s Institute for Legislative Action, said, “We’ve seen the President surround himself with rabid gun control activists… But, there are certain positions that shouldn’t be filled with partisan ideologues.”
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