Senators grill Trump's surgeon general nominee Casey Means in confirmation hearing

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President Trump's pick for surgeon general, Casey Means, testified Wednesday before the Senate Health committee. Here are some standout moments from the confirmation hearing. #news #politics #trump 0:00 Means defends her credentials in opening statement 7:05 Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) questions Means about vaccinating children against measles 12:20 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) grills Means about vaccines and autism 18:02 Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) pushes Means on her comments that Americans "use birth control like candy" 23:29 Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) notes that Means has received money for promoting health companies and supplements 29:45 Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) asks Means about her views on pesticides, connection between smartphones and children's mental mental health 34:56 Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) presses Means on times she's benefitted financially from medical companies whose products she promoted 40:27 Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) asks Means about her past use of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes 47:14 Means tells Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) she can't currently prescribe medications and isn't planning on reactivating medical license 53:09 Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) asks Means if she would refuse to conduct a study with serious ethical issues even if under pressure from Trump administration or RFK Jr. 59:16 Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) brings up past tweet in which she said Means suggested vaccinating newborns with Hepatitis B vaccine is a crime 1:04:56 Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) follows up with Means about her skepticism of Hepatitis B vaccine for newborns "Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted November 7, 1954, on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news. Subscribe to the "Face the Nation" YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/1SUQc68​ Watch full episodes of "Face the Nation": https://cbsn.ws/20pbkSF​ Follow "Face the Nation" on Instagram: https://bit.ly/23Xuhk4​ Like "Face the Nation" on Facebook: https://on.fb.me/23Xmz9E​ Follow "Face the Nation" on Twitter: https://bit.ly/1o3QDQo​ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T​ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8​ Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]