Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Announces Policy Agenda to Build a Healthier America

El-Sayed’s Plan Proposes Protections for Food and Drinking Water as Trump Administration Fails to Address Key Concerns

MICHIGAN – Today, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed announced his Building a Healthier America Policy Agenda, laying out the proposals he will champion as in the United States Senate to improve national health outcomes.

“Through my time as a public health doctor, I’ve seen the catastrophic consequences of our country’s food safety crisis up close,” said Abdul. “Corporations care more about their bottom line than the health of their consumers. In the Senate, I will fight to get toxins out of our food, prioritize local farmers over corporate monopolies, and guarantee clean water for all.”

While Trump and RFK Jr. promised to “Make America Healthy Again,” the administration has actively worked against several of the MAHA movement’s key priorities, from rolling back forever chemical limits in drinking water to taking the side of a giant agrochemical company over the side of farmers.  

For far too long, corporations have prioritized profit over food safety, pushing toxic, ultra-processed food onto the market and driving up rates of cancer and chronic disease. As a doctor and public health professional, Abdul is ready to tackle these problems on day one – unlike his opponent, Mike Rogers, who represents a serious threat to Michiganders’ health. 

Read Abdul’s full plan for Building A Healthier America here. 

  • Get toxins out of our food – support the Pesticide Injury Accountability Act.
  • Farmers first, not chemical companies – build back USDA Natural Resources Conservation Staff.
  • Break up corporate concentration in agriculture – take on consolidated seed, fertilizer, and chemical market monopolies. 
  • Clean water, guaranteed – restore and strengthen PFAS drinking-water limits and support full lead-pipe replacement. 
  • School meals that actually nourish – expand programs to supply schools with food grown by local farmers.
  • Public dollars should buy public health – use purchasing power of public institutions to create demand for minimally processed, healthy food.
  • Food as medicine – improve access to healthy, affordable food, an integral aspect to delivering health care. 
  • Accountability for polluters, not immunity – oppose liability shields that protect agrochemical and PFAS manufacturers from consequences after they cause harm.

While Abdul has spent his entire career making Michiganders healthier and safer, Mike Rogers has repeatedly voted against fundamental policies to make our food safe:

  • Rogers voted against allowing states to enact food warning laws declaring the risks of cancer, birth defects, reproductive health issues, and allergic reactions, among other health risks, associated with certain bulk foods.
  • Rogers voted against allowing for state notification regarding treatment of meat, poultry, or fish with carbon monoxide.
  • Rogers voted to prohibit states from establishing any food safety labelling requirements on food packaging. 
  • Rogers voted against the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, which would expand the FDA’s oversight authority and authority to issue mandatory recalls.

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