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Jan 2025
16m 52s

RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing

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During his confirmation hearing Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's pick to run Health and Human Services, defended his stances on vaccines and abortion access.

This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, political correspondent Susan Davis, and health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin.

The podcast is produced by Bria Suggs & Kelli Wessinger, and edited by Casey Morell. Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.

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