releases: http://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-statement-on-confirmation-of-dr-vivek-murthy
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| http://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-statement-on-confirmation-of-dr-vivek-murthy | Blumenthal Statement On Confirmation Of Dr. Vivek Murthy | 2014-12-15 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Democrat | House | CT | Richard Blumenthal | B001277 | www.blumenthal.senate.gov | legacy | Blumenthal Statement On Confirmation Of Dr. Vivek Murthy Print Tweet Monday, December 15, 2014 Murthy Will Be Country’s First Senate-Confirmed Surgeon General Since July 2013 (Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today released the following statement after the Senate confirmed Dr. Vivek Murthy to be the Surgeon General of the United States. There has been no full-time, Senate-confirmed Surgeon General since July 2013 when Dr. Regina Benjamin resigned. “Doctor Vivek Murthy is a supremely qualified doctor, and he will be a strong and effective Surgeon General. There were no serious questions about his experience or expertise on public health issues. Unfortunately, the NRA has spun a specious smokescreen – even in the face of an Ebola public health crisis – working shamefully and tirelessly to block him simply because he stated the obvious fact that gun violence is a public health issue. Despite the NRA’s negative onslaught, today the United States gets a great surgeon general and a superbly qualified public health leader.” Press Contact Josh Zembik (DC) - 202-224-6452 Josh_Zembik@blumenthal.senate.gov Elizabeth Benton (CT) - 860-729-3589 Elizabeth_Benton@blumenthal.senate.gov | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |