Kelly Morrison thinks more doctors should be in Congress — particularly doctors who are Democrats.
“As the complexity of our problems increases, I think it’s so important that people with scientific backgrounds are at those decision-making tables,” the Minnesota Democrat said.
While Republicans in the House have long had a doctors’ caucus, Democrats now have enough to fill out one of their own. The Democratic Doctors Caucus formed earlier this year with a total of six members, including Morrison and two other freshmen. Wearing white coats as they rallied outside the Capitol this week, the group called for the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his efforts to oust staff, cut health research and erode trust in vaccines.
