Kathleen Sebelius: RFK Jr. And His Folks Have No Idea What Harm They’re Causing with Layoffs

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Let me ░░░░░░░░ a couple of things ░░░░░░░░ the now secretary RFK ░░░░░░░░ had said about the ░░░░░░░░ saying that they would ░░░░░░░░ on paring away excessive ░░░░░░░░ while increasing the number ░░░░░░░░ scientists and frontline health ░░░░░░░░ and also saying we ░░░░░░░░ going to eliminate an ░░░░░░░░ alphabet soup of departments ░░░░░░░░ agencies while preserving their ░░░░░░░░ functions by merging them ░░░░░░░░ a new organization I ░░░░░░░░ going to have the ░░░░░░░░ room can put up ░░░░░░░░ graphic of some of ░░░░░░░░ high profile firings and ░░░░░░░░ that are the heads ░░░░░░░░ some of these What ░░░░░░░░ re talking about these ░░░░░░░░ that do all of ░░░░░░░░ the director of the ░░░░░░░░ institute of allergy and ░░░░░░░░ diseases you know that ░░░░░░░░ Anthony Fauci used to ░░░░░░░░ that up Jeanne Marrazzo ░░░░░░░░ She s part of ░░░░░░░░ The top tobacco regulator ░░░░░░░░ top veteran veterinarian working ░░░░░░░░ bird flu The top ░░░░░░░░ a top official on ░░░░░░░░ regulation Also part of ░░░░░░░░ Do you see it ░░░░░░░░ being clear eyed And ░░░░░░░░ know this organization the ░░░░░░░░ here Do you see ░░░░░░░░ way that all of ░░░░░░░░ could create more a ░░░░░░░░ efficient health agency to ░░░░░░░░ protect Americans I have ░░░░░░░░ idea how that can ░░░░░░░░ And what I can ░░░░░░░░ you is RFK Jr ░░░░░░░░ never run anything that ░░░░░░░░ can determine More than ░░░░░░░░ handful of people looking ░░░░░░░░ kind of whacko science ░░░░░░░░ this is an enormous ░░░░░░░░ I was a governor ░░░░░░░░ a state I was ░░░░░░░░ to a cabinet I ░░░░░░░░ used to big budgets ░░░░░░░░ a state I knew ░░░░░░░░ legislative process This is ░░░░░░░░ 13 Department agency that ░░░░░░░░ Americans from birth to ░░░░░░░░ It is involved with ░░░░░░░░ governments all over the ░░░░░░░░ It is involved with ░░░░░░░░ officials tribal lands It ░░░░░░░░ me months to just ░░░░░░░░ about the amazing assets ░░░░░░░░ this department What what ░░░░░░░░ did how they interfaced ░░░░░░░░ as a governor I ░░░░░░░░ with them on child ░░░░░░░░ programs I worked with ░░░░░░░░ on foster care I ░░░░░░░░ about mental health services ░░░░░░░░ department of aging I ░░░░░░░░ knew about the Medicaid ░░░░░░░░ deeply That s the ░░░░░░░░ money run to states ░░░░░░░░ the whole country What ░░░░░░░░ know is these folks ░░░░░░░░ no idea what harm ░░░░░░░░ re causing They have ░░░░░░░░ idea what these people ░░░░░░░░ They don t know ░░░░░░░░ s under them And ░░░░░░░░ Kate this is now ░░░░░░░░ and two tiers under ░░░░░░░░ leadership that they re ░░░░░░░░ picking out and firing ░░░░░░░░ the probationary employees have ░░░░░░░░ fired That means the ░░░░░░░░ most tech savvy brightest ░░░░░░░░ who wanted to work ░░░░░░░░ health and human services ░░░░░░░░ were recruited and trained ░░░░░░░░ ready on the job ░░░░░░░░ for up to two ░░░░░░░░ or people who had ░░░░░░░░ been promoted That whole ░░░░░░░░ of employees is gone ░░░░░░░░ you are going to ░░░░░░░░ very dysfunctional agencies people ░░░░░░░░ want a drug approved ░░░░░░░░ who have been waiting ░░░░░░░░ a research grant folks ░░░░░░░░ want to know in ░░░░░░░░ home community if they ░░░░░░░░ safe and sound if ░░░░░░░░ kids should go to ░░░░░░░░ because the vaccination rates ░░░░░░░░ be varied that information ░░░░░░░░ kind of safety and ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ in these agencies and ░░░░░░░░ sheer chaos Something that ░░░░░░░░ to make much more ░░░░░░░░ and continued follow which ░░░░░░░░ will do and we ░░░░░░░░ it is in very ░░░░░░░░ Secretary thank you for ░░░░░░░░ on a new hour ░░░░░░░░ CNN news central starts ░░░░░░░░ now.