RFK Jr. Confirmation Hearing
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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| 0:23.9 | Hi, this is Colin from Orlando, Florida, and I'm removing the plant coverings I draped over |
| 0:28.9 | our tomatoes in the garden. Last night's freeze warning. This podcast was recorded at. |
| 0:34.0 | 12.44 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29th, 2025. Things may have changed by the time you hear it, |
| 0:40.4 | but hopefully our family will be able to enjoy ripe tomatoes in February. Okay, here's the show. |
| 0:50.4 | I heard some parts of Florida got like 10 inches of snow. Really? Not good for the tomatoes, I can tell you that. |
| 0:56.2 | Which is, yeah, nuts and like praying for those tomatoes because that's some good stuff. |
| 1:01.6 | Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. |
| 1:03.4 | I'm Deepa Shiverum. |
| 1:04.2 | I cover the White House. |
| 1:05.1 | I'm Susan Davis. |
| 1:05.8 | I cover politics. |
| 1:06.7 | And friend of the podcast, Selena Simmons-Duffin, who covers health policy for NPR, joins us today. |
| 1:11.2 | Hey, Selena. |
| 1:11.7 | Hi. |
| 1:12.7 | Okay, so the highly anticipated confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got started today on Capitol Hill. |
| 1:18.8 | Kennedy has been tapped to be President Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary. |
| 1:22.5 | President Trump has promised to restore America's global strength and to restore the American dream. But he understands |
| 1:29.7 | we can't be a strong nation when our people are so sick. We should note that Kennedy has a condition |
| 1:36.3 | that affects his voice. And with that, let's get into it. There's so much to talk about. |
| 1:41.7 | Selina, I'm going to start with you. Just very basic stuff here. What is |
| 1:44.8 | RFK's background? Well, his background is really in environmental advocacy and law. So he is an |
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