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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “The federal government is no longer going to pay for [sugary…”

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

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If you want to drink a Coke in this country, you ought to be able to. You live in America. You should make your own choices. The federal government is no longer going to pay for [sugary drinks]. it. And we're going to issue dietary guidelines that are based on public health rather than commercial impulses. Right. You know, the commercial impulses that drove Fruit Loops to the top of the food pyramid. (17:02–17:05)

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Asserts a policy change regarding federal funding for sugary drinks.

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