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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “There should not be any delays. The funding is there. We are…”

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Baldwin Grills RFK Jr. Over Hiding HHS Spending: 'Explain It To The American People'

Published August 18, 2026 | Video Starts at 01:06

Well, we need it this year. And why are there delays now? I don't know that there are, Senator, and I will look into it, but I don't know. There should not be any delays. The funding is there. We are spending it. It's allocated. I don't know why there would be those kind of problems. I can tell you that within the agency, there were, you know, there were people who wanted to make … (01:06–06:41)

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Asserts that there should be no delays in funding, and that it is allocated and being spent.

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