The overarching issue, really, is our surgeon general should be able to communicate transparently and honestly with the American public on all issues.
Richard CarmonaI really think the most important thing I do is to protect the dignity and the integrity of the Office of the Surgeon General.
Richard CarmonaI see good ideas on the Republican side as well as the Democratic side. You have to return civility and statesmanship to governance. If you don't do that, it doesn't matter what portfolio of issue you're pushing, nothing is going to get done.
Richard CarmonaTrying to block women from getting access to contraception or defunding Planned Parenthood is completely nonsensical from a policy standpoint.
Richard CarmonaI grew up in Harlem. My grandmother was one of the best cooks around, but the first thing she did on Sunday mornings when she started cooking a daylong meal was to take a big block of lard from the back of the refrigerator and throw it into the pan. I know how Hispanics buy their food, and it is not always nutritious.
Richard Carmona