Over the past 14 months, the Trump administration's policies have affected virtually every

facet of American life from education to the economy. But perhaps the area it's had the most

controversial impact is on public health. Some medical practitioners are now voicing their

dissatisfaction with those policies by

entering politics. Could they sway the midterms?

Hello and welcome to USA Today is The Excerpt. I'm Dana Taylor. Today is Tuesday, March 17,

26. Here to dig into how the changes to public health policy are impacting the coming midterm elections is USA Today national reporter Sarah Wyer.

It's good to have you back on the excerpt, Sarah.

Thanks for having me.

As part of your reporting here, you spoke with several physicians who had decided to enter politics

because of this administration's health policies. What did they tell you, Sarah?

All these people are still running to be the Democratic nominee, but they all said they want

to challenge the administration's misuse of science and data. Now, in Chicago, I spoke to an

emergency room doctor named Thomas Fisher, and he said when

the GOP tax and spending bill passed over the summer, he felt this moral call to stand up and do

something. He felt like the government was increasing suffering on purpose. I spoke to a pediatrician

in California, Dr. Richard Pan. He's already

squared off against Secretary Kennedy over child vaccine rates in California. And he said he realized

that if Kennedy's in Washington, D.C., he needs to be as well. And can you please recap for us

in broad strokes, what changes to public health this administration is enacted?

Health and Human Services Kennedy, he's backed blaming mothers, Tylenol use during pregnancy for causing autism.

He's changed the federal dietary guidelines.

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