Politico February 14, 2025
With help from Daniel Payne
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RFK JR. TAKES OVER HHS — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday, and his plans for the agency could make Elon Musk’s budget-cutting spree look small in comparison, POLITICO’s Chelsea Cirruzzo, Daniel Payne and Adam Cancryn report.
The new HHS secretary, who won Senate confirmation Thursday, promises to take the nation’s health agencies in a radical new direction.
“We will make sure our tax dollars support healthy foods. We will scrutinize the chemical additives in our food supply. We will remove the financial conflicts of interest in our agencies,” he told the Senate Finance Committee during his confirmation hearings. “We...
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