It's the Brian Laira show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone.

So with so many things happening all at once in the new Trump administration and the pushback to it,

it's easy for things to fall through

the cracks if they're not the shiniest object at any given moment, right? So one thing we're doing

here is to continue a health and climate Tuesday series through at least the first 100 days

so those things don't get completely lost. So for example, the main headlines today from most news organizations are about Musk

demanding that federal employees justify their work and about Ukraine.

So maybe you haven't seen this.

From the Associated Press, RFK Jr. says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it.

Or from the New York Times, maybe you haven't seen this. Trump is freezing money for clean energy.

Red states have the most to lose. We'll talk about both of those stories. Joining us now is Julie Rovner, who covers health care for,

she's the Washington Bureau Chief for KFF News, and she spent 16 years as a health policy

reporter for NPR. Julie, welcome back to WNYC. Thanks,

Steph, for having me. Let me play a couple of RFK clips to set this up for our listeners.

Here's a key moment from his confirmation hearing to be Health and Human Services Secretary

when he was being questioned by Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon.

Senator, I support the measles vaccine.

I support the polio vaccine.

I will do nothing as HHS secretary.

That makes it difficult or discourages people from taking it.

Anybody who...

So that's what he said then.

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