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Jon Husted: “We subsidize, literally, we have policies as a government…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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Jon Husted Presses RFK Jr On How To Decrease Obesity Rates Particularly Among Low-Income Groups.

Published | Video Starts at 04:30

Well, I would ask you to take, if confirmed, to take a leadership role across agencies to advise us on what policy changes we must make to both not make it worse, but to make it better. Because We subsidize, literally, we have policies as a government that encourages the production of foods and the sale of foods, particularly our poorest Americans, that lead to these problems. We are literally creating the problem that we're trying to solve. And your recommendations would be very much appreciated. (04:30–04:44)

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Asserts that government policies encourage production and sale of unhealthy foods, affecting low-income Americans.

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