RFK Hearing, Trump Rescinds Federal Aid Freeze Memo, Abysmal National Report Card | Jan. 29

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🗓️ 29 January 2025

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On today’s Top News in 10, we cover: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Finance Committee. There has been a lot of confusion over the Trump administration’s order to freeze federal aid, so much confusion in fact that the memo announcing the freeze has now been rescinded. The new national report card shows abysmal math and reading scores among U.S. students. Links From Today’s Show: Keep Up With The Daily Signal Sign up for our email newsletters: https://www.dailysignal.com/email Subscribe to our other shows: The Tony Kinnett Cast: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-tony-kinnett-cast Problematic Women: https://www.dailysignal.com/problematic-women The Signal Sitdown: https://www.dailysignal.com/the-signal-sitdown Follow The Daily Signal: X: https://x.com/DailySignal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailysignal/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDailySignalNews/ Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@DailySignal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DailySignal Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheDailySignal Thanks for making The Daily Signal Podcast your trusted source for the day’s top news. Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and never miss an episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.7	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was under fire today during his first hearing to become the next
0:35.3	HHS secretary. I'm Virginia Allen and this is the Daily Signal's top news in 10 for Wednesday, January 29th.
0:46.1	Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before a Senate committee today.
0:56.6	Trump has tapped Kennedy to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. Kennedy was before the Senate Finance Committee today.
1:02.4	The hearing had some very contentious moments and was even interrupted by a protester early on. Kennedy said
1:10.0	during his opening remarks that he is not anti-vaccine, to which a protester early on. Kennedy said during his opening remarks that he is not anti-vaccine,
1:13.7	to which a protester in the crowd shouted, you are. News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine
1:20.3	or any industry. I am neither. I am pro-safety.
1:24.9	Thank you, Mr. President of all right. I am pro-safing.
1:37.8	Once the protester was removed, Kennedy said that he believes that vaccines play a critical role in health care. Kennedy received questions from senators on topics, ranging from
1:42.9	nutrition, abortion, and AIDS.
1:45.6	He addressed the need to improve the health of young people and use tools like school lunch
1:51.5	programs to do so.
1:53.2	We shouldn't be giving 60% of the kids in school processed food that is making them sick.
1:59.5	We shouldn't be spending 10% of the SNAP program
2:03.6	on sugar drinks. So we have a direct ability to change things there. On abortion, Colorado Democrat
2:13.5	Senator Michael Bennett confronted Kennedy on his position. Did you say on a podcast, and I quote, I wouldn't leave it abortion to the states.
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