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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fielded a series of questions from senators in his effort to become the next Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary.
In his opening statements, Kennedy said, “The first thing I’ve done every morning for the past 20 years is to get on my knees and pray to God that he would put me in a position to end the chronic disease epidemic and to help America’s children.”
Thenomineewentontoarguethatpartisanshipshouldplaynopartinimplementinghealthpolicy,saying“There’snosuchthingasRepublicanchildrenorDemocraticchildren.Theseareourkids.66percentofthemaredamaged.”
ThenomineeoutlinedhowmoreAmericanchildrenaresufferingfromafflictionssuchasdiabetes,rheumatoidarthritis,neurologicaldiseases,depression,andotherseriousconditions.“Whycan’twejustagreewitheachothertoputdifferencesaboutsomanyissues,intractableissuesasideandsay,‘We’regoingtoendthis?’”Kennedyasked.
ThenomineetookashotatDemocratsopposinghisconfirmationonpoliticalgrounds.
AlltheseDemocratsareopposedtomeforpartisanissues.Theyusedtobemyfriends,agreedwithmeonall
