{"id":2389410,"date":"2025-01-12T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T22:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-excited-for-trump-cabinet-to-address-nations-health-crisis-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T17:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T22:18:41","slug":"gop-senator-excited-for-trump-cabinet-to-address-nations-health-crisis-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-excited-for-trump-cabinet-to-address-nations-health-crisis-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP senator \u2018excited\u2019 for Trump Cabinet to address nation\u2019s health crisis &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-senator-excited-for-trump-cabinet-to-address-nations-health-crisis-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389410&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), \u2063who expresses enthusiasm for \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">upcoming \u200dinitiatives aimed<\/a> at improving \u200bthe nation&#8217;s health under President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s governance. Marshall, a physician, is particularly excited about collaborating with Trump&#8217;s health and Human Services nominee, Robert\u2062 F.\u200b Kennedy Jr., and Dr.Mehmet Oz, who is \u200dnominated to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The preview suggests that a &#8220;Make America Healthy again&#8221; initiative will be a focus of \u200ctheir discussions as they work to\u200c address the country&#8217;s health crisis.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">GOP senator &lsquo;excited&rsquo; for Trump Cabinet to address nation&rsquo;s health crisis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1932543\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) previewed the discussions on how President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> will improve the nation&rsquo;s health status, including what the &ldquo;Make America Healthy Again&rdquo; initiative will look like.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Marshall, who is a doctor himself, said he is &ldquo;excited&rdquo; to help <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/a>, Trump&rsquo;s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3235370\/dr-oz-selected-head-medicare-medicaid-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Dr. Mehmet Oz<\/a>, the nominee for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, tackle the modern health challenges the country faces, which he argued starts with providing &ldquo;healthy, quality nutrition.&rdquo; Other steps necessary to kick-start this initiative, Marshall explained, include fighting chronic diseases as well as the mental health crisis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I think we&rsquo;re talking about, well, how do we do that? How do we make sure that all Americans have affordable access to healthy food?&rdquo; Marshall said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. &ldquo;How do we have more affordable access to mental health? What&rsquo;s causing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-perfect-storm-father-blames-covid-19-isolation-for-12-year-old-sons-suicide\/\" title=\"\u2018A Perfect Storm\u2019: Father Blames COVID-19 Isolation For 12-Year-Old Son\u2019s Suicide\">mental health challenges<\/a>? And then when it comes to treating chronic diseases, how do we treat that the best as well, and we&rsquo;re trying to put some meat on the bones, so to speak, of how we accomplish that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2752260&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=3bd3f44c813aae650522ade5026d694c\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Marshall continued by saying that the uptick in chronic diseases in the nation could be a combination of both the diets that people have as well as the toxins people are exposed to. In addition to providing proper diets for the public, Marshall said healthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">food<\/a> must also be affordable and &ldquo;available&rdquo; for people, while ultra-processed foods would face road bumps in the incoming Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>The Kansas senator was also asked if he thinks all of Trump&rsquo;s Cabinet nominees have enough votes to get confirmed, to which he said &ldquo;the votes are there&rdquo; even for the nominees who are &ldquo;outside the box.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Senate will hold confirmation hearings on Tuesday for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegseth<\/a>, the nominee for defense secretary, Doug Collins, the nominee for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-nonveteran-to-head-bidens-veterans-affairs-dept\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Nonveteran To Head Biden\u2019s Veterans Affairs Dept\">veterans affairs secretary<\/a>, and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the nominee for secretary of the interior. This confirmation process will then be followed up with another on Wednesday when the Senate will vote to confirm Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), the nominee for homeland security secretary, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), the nominee for secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard&rsquo;s confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence does not have a specific date yet. However, Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) confirmed on Sunday that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/3284296\/lankford-supporting-gabbard-dni-preferred-changes-to-fisa-are-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">he intends to support her once the confirmation vote is held<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1932543\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1932543\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOP senator eager for Trump Cabinet to tackle health crisis<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2389411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sen-Roger-Marshall-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4955,6203,32576,4012,3634],"class_list":["post-2389410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cabinet","tag-gop","tag-health-crisis","tag-senator","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Sen-Roger-Marshall-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389410"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389410\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389414,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389410\/revisions\/2389414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}