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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: “We will protect IHS funding, streamline its operations, and…”

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

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Presents 2026 HHS Budget to Congressional Committee

Published | Video Starts at 02:49

Today, 83 million Americans, urban and rural, lack adequate access to primary care physicians. We will prioritize these families, especially Native Americans and Alaskan communities. We will protect IHS funding, streamline its operations, and give the tribes more autonomy in managing their resources. Let me be clear. We intend to make the Trump HHS not only the most effective, but also the most compassionate in U.S. history. (02:49–02:59)

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Asserts a commitment to protect Indian Health Service funding and increase tribal autonomy.

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