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RFK Jr. defends vaccine guidance, health spending cuts

Season 2026 Episode 84 | 8m 41s

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back testifying on Capitol Hill, giving members of Congress a chance to press him on some of the biggest changes he's making on spending cuts, vaccines and other public health issues. Lisa Desjardins reports.

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