Casey Means

The medical establishment has largely opposed her nomination.

Will Stone, NPR News.

that Americans have access to the best healthcare in the entire world, which, as you talked about, as I talked about, as everyone who's spoken has talked about, is pretty much the opposite of what we have right now.

I will be by your side trying to get Americans access to the best healthcare in the world.

In any post where I said I am not receiving money, I had not been receiving money at that time.

I'm happy to look at whatever documentation you're talking about, but it's incorrect and it's a false representation.

And just to be very clear, I've spent the last several months working with the Office of Government Ethics to be fully compliant with this process.

I take it very seriously.

Before, during, and after, if I am in office, I will be in full compliance with the Office of Government Ethics.

I think, as I've talked about, conflicts of interest are incredibly important to rectify if we're in public service, and I am fully committed to continuing to work with them.

Thank you, Senator Murray, for your question.

I'm curious if you're aware of what the side effects of hormonal contraception are.

I absolutely believe these medications should be accessible to all women.

And also, all medications have risks and benefits.

And in our current medical climate with the burden on doctors, doctors do not have enough time for thorough informed consent conversations.

Some of the

horrifying side effects of birth control that I have mentioned include blood clots and stroke risk in women who have clotting disorders, who are smokers, who have obesity.

No, it's not general.

I'm very careful with my words.

And when I say those comments, which are taken out of context, I'm speaking about particular women that can be hurt if there is not informed consent about their medical history, their lifestyle exposures, and their family history.