🎙️ Trump’s Drug Czar Testimony • Ohio Data Breach • Alabama Stalled Again

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Trump’s drug czar nominee leaned on the familiar “more research” refrain while avoiding firm commitments on rescheduling. Ohio exposed nearly a million patient records in a major data breach. Alabama’s hearings showed what four years of dysfunction looks like when patients still can’t access medicine. And on Capitol Hill, interest in reform conveniently spiked only after the president started talking about it.

🎙️ Drug czar confirmation theater
🔒 Patient records exposed in Ohio
🏛️ Alabama hearings highlight dysfunction

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