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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “Over the past year, USDA has approved historic SNAP waivers…”

Featuring: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Independent | United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | National

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Published | Video Starts at 17:24

And that's what this administration is about. Americans receive. Americans are going to start receiving food that support public health rather than driving long term illness. Over the past year, USDA has approved historic SNAP waivers as Brooke mentioned, from almost 20 states to remove soda and junk food and in some cases ultra processed food from taxpayer funded benefits. More than 20 states have stepped forward. We're calling on every state to take this common sense action. The food industry is responding. Companies are stripping petroleum based eyes out of this out of their foods. (17:24–17:38)

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Asserts that USDA approved SNAP waivers for nearly 20 states to remove unhealthy foods from benefits.

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