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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confronted senators immediately in a contentious affirmation listening to to function Well being and Human Companies Secretary beneath President Trump. He is a former Democrat — turned unbiased presidential candidate — turned Trump loyalist.
He is additionally somebody who has pushed vaccine misinformation, one thing he was repeatedly questioned about throughout his affirmation listening to on Wednesday.
HHS is an enormous system that oversees the whole lot from the Meals and Drug Administration to vaccine funding to the Reasonably priced Care Act. What will we learn about how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. would run it?
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