Casey Means

That is, I think, the most responsible position for any doctor to share.

And I agree with you, but I still think a patient, I don't think it's responsible to make a blatant statement for all Americans.

I will.

I absolutely do.

Senator Markey, you and I both know that these issues around agriculture and health are extremely complex and are affecting farmers, consumers, food producers, food accessibility.

My understanding of the executive order is that the thrust of this has to do with national security and decreased resilience and reliance on foreign countries for tools that farmers are currently using right now

We must, as a country, move away from using toxic inputs in our food supply, and we must study these chemicals more to understand their effects.

I am very gravely concerned about the health impacts of these chemicals.

Our food system is dependent currently on these chemicals.

There is a good faith movement towards moving our food system towards regenerative agriculture and precision application of pesticides.

I believe in good faith that is happening within this administration.

I do also believe that we must do that for human health.

I think there's grave issues with these chemicals.

I think that we are in a very complicated moment for agriculture and food.

We cannot overturn the entire agriculture system overnight.

That would hurt farmers.

It would hurt food prices.

This is a national security decision.

And as a physician and as a surgeon in general, my focus would be on making sure that we are protecting American consumers and their health and making sure that we are having transparent, honest conversations about these things.

I am not in any way backing away from this issue.