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Tommy Thompson: “People have got to know they gotta, they've gotta stop…”

Featuring: Tommy Thompson, Conservative | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Ep26 - HHS Then & Now with Tommy Thompson

Published | Video Starts at 47:28

I mean, you know, we did a lot of work, but we did not get the amount of publicity that, that Secretary Kennedy is. And that's, and that's, that's extremely helpful because People have got to know they gotta, they've gotta stop smoking, they gotta start exercising, they can't take in so much sugar, and they've gotta be able to be able to get healthy and get the obesity problems down in America. What would you tell him today if he sat down with him and said, okay, or if you were the secretary today? How would you approach some of the things today? (47:28–47:45)

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Asserts the need for public awareness on health issues like smoking, exercise, sugar intake, and obesity.

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