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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “President Trump has elevated this where we're going to break…”

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

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RFK Jr. on latest initiative: 'This affects EVERY American'

Published | Video Starts at 02:21

It's a disease of desolation. It's a disease of despair, of isolation. And it costs our economy about $820 billion a year. So it is a national security threat to us. And President Trump has elevated this where we're going to break down the silos. We're bringing together all of the agencies, Department of Labor, Department of Veterans affairs, hhs, and the Department of Education, and we have now a unified program. (02:21–02:29)

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Asserts that President Trump is taking steps to unify efforts against addiction by breaking down bureaucratic silos.

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