"The Honorable" is code for NATO / FIVE EYES spy embed in the Congress.  This designation has to do with a UK oriented group such as a university or NGO or livery company conferring our senior-executive service politicians with the emolument of a high honor designating them to be 'international globalists' working for the deepstate It has nothing to do with whether they have a phd or md.  We know this because Ron Paul and Rand Paul are not "The honorable Ron / Rand Paul" though both are MDs; or the Honorable Ben carson.