Sebelius: Every time RFK Jr. ‘Opens His Mouth,’ I Realize ‘How Little He Understands About Gov’t’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAPEHART Talk ░░░░░░░░ the behemoth that is ░░░░░░░░ I mentioned earlier that ░░░░░░░░ budget is 1 7 ░░░░░░░░ dollars I believe it ░░░░░░░░ the second largest budget ░░░░░░░░ the federal government You ░░░░░░░░ that agency pretty much ░░░░░░░░ first full term of ░░░░░░░░ and half of the ░░░░░░░░ term SEBELIUS It is ░░░░░░░░ giant agency 11 operating ░░░░░░░░ within HHS Everything from ░░░░░░░░ FDA where 0 25 ░░░░░░░░ every dollar consumed by ░░░░░░░░ is regulated within the ░░░░░░░░ The NIH the National ░░░░░░░░ of Health which is ░░░░░░░░ gold standard for research ░░░░░░░░ over the world 30 ░░░░░░░░ goes to research institutions ░░░░░░░░ this country and RFK ░░░░░░░░ already said he wants ░░░░░░░░ eliminate lots of employees ░░░░░░░░ NIH Every time he ░░░░░░░░ his mouth Jonathan I ░░░░░░░░ how little he understands ░░░░░░░░ government how little he ░░░░░░░░ about this department And ░░░░░░░░ little he understands how ░░░░░░░░ departments work HHS sends ░░░░░░░░ money to states than ░░░░░░░░ of the other domestic ░░░░░░░░ combined so any cuts ░░░░░░░░ HHS directly affect every ░░░░░░░░ budget in the country ░░░░░░░░ are responsible for all ░░░░░░░░ Medicaid the children s ░░░░░░░░ insurance initiatives CDC the ░░░░░░░░ health agencies It is ░░░░░░░░ massive agency that is ░░░░░░░░ to both health improvements ░░░░░░░░ human services With the ░░░░░░░░ and families department headstart ░░░░░░░░ we be healthier You ░░░░░░░░ Could we work more ░░░░░░░░ on preventative care Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ eliminating scientists ignoring the ░░░░░░░░ not paying attention to ░░░░░░░░ and using the agency ░░░░░░░░ discourage and scare people ░░░░░░░░ from medical breakthroughs I ░░░░░░░░ is really terrifying.”