In Cabinet Confirmation Hearings, Science Is a Tool of Political Harassment

In confirmation hearings for Tom Price, nominated to head the Department of Health and Human Services, New Jersey senator Bob Menendez wielded "science" as a tool of partisan harassment. Watch the video at the Huffington Post. In rapid-fire queries intended to taint Dr. Price, a Georgia congressman and respected orthopedic surgeon, Senator Menendez threw out a series of oddball science claims and demanded that Price reject each in turn.

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