If somebody wants to drink a, a soda pop, we have no problem with that. We believe that we have freedom of choice in this country. Taxpayer dollars should not be funding these injuries to our children. And we pay for it twice. We pay for it through the SNAP program, and we pay for it later on with diabetes and obesity. And we pay for that at cms, which is my agency, through Medicaid and Medicare. And President Trump has asked us to make America healthy again. The first time in our history. (07:27–07:42)
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Asserts that taxpayer dollars fund health issues through SNAP and later healthcare costs.
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