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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “We had, at the end, 10 people doing one job. We cut that…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:58

And so I cannot tell you how deeply I am grateful for the chance to respond. During the Biden administration, my agency grew by 38%, mainly because of COVID And so We had, at the end, 10 people doing one job. We cut that down to five people doing the same job. I can talk about the duplication that happened at my agency, which is just insane. Nine offices for women health, eight offices for minority health, 27 separate HIV programs, 59 behavioral health, 40 opioid programs. (03:58–04:05)

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