driving mm mam-1 100 - to access driving '100 - to access care, 9 over 100 miles to access care, 13 over100 miles to access care, 13 counties_ over 100 miles to access care, 13 counties do not access, 13 counties do not have access, we are — 13 counties do not have access, we are larger wgare talkinfciunfes a e21,” yvgare talkin, flit} w , newjersey, than cnnfi—h—dfflt m'w�*j—f�*” 5 55,2 - largerthan- than egnnsgtigutg iisszrssgg larger than those counties larger than those whole _ counties larger than those whole so we are hoping ==e§ =e —% —7_ 717107777 7 77 7772’ will help to -7 you will help to address these challenges? you will help to address these - challenges?— sessifig shallenges?�* look forward to it. another issue we — look forward to it. another issue we spoke _ look forward to it. another issue we spoke about - look forward to it. another issue we spoke about was | look forward to it. another i issue we spoke about was the harmful— harmful biden administration has been back for the nursin- homes —— é nursing homes —— has nursin- homes —— has been rural nursing homes —— has been - this — rural nursing homes —— has been - this will_ rural nursing homes —— has been this will lead to issues bad. this will lead to issues because _ bad. this will lead to issues because there are not enough becausethere fi'i�*é’flfit enough _ nurses to - registered nurses to comply with— registered nurses to comply with it. _ registered nurses to comply with it, 5&5 you work with with it, so can you work with me to — with it, so can you work with me to fix _ with it, so can you work with me to fix this serious problem me to fix this seriousrpro; , .. was me to fix this seriousproblenl -m_ me to fix this seriousproblem was a result of a rule (2de came out from the biden that came out from the biden administration that does not understand rural america?

administration that does not understand ruralamerica? | e think the rule was but as you well—intentioned but as you have said i have heard from have said and i have heard from many rural senators, it be for their states, a disaster for their states, of the nursing homes, they some of the nursing homes, they require 2a hours by require 2a hours staffed by medical and some medical professionals and some of the nursing homes in rural areas simply do not have the of the nursing homes in rural areas sin personnel have the of the nursing homes in rural areas sin personnel or ve the of the nursing homes in rural areas sin personnel or the he available personnel or the economic be able to do that, economic to be able to do that, and it mean the closure of homes rural nursing homes in rural areas across the country which means the parents, the elderly parent will be moved a great distance from the local community and their and the theirfamily, and the single greatest driver of high quality personal is the 77 77 77and77prox7i7r7nity 77 77 77an7d77prox7i7r7nity of involvement and proximity of family when you move family members. when you move the facility from the the facility away from the where the live, community where the kids live, you are going to get much the intention was noble, care. the intention was noble, but in reality rural areas at

least it is going to a least it is going to be a disaster.— least it is going to be a - disaster._ senator disaster. ii mr kenned , welcome. johnson. mr kennedy, welcome. thanks for— johnson. mr kennedy, welcome. thanks for- us. _ thank; e’rju'hrha ”3 tart for - forfi decades i ”first; fflrj’e'hrha ”3 “first for decades long you for your decadesl . l: for a you for your decadeslong for a clean i cannot health. i cannot say i'm by health. i cannot say i'm - by the - health. i cannot say i'm by the hostile t—ifm i'm attitude by some although i'm surprised by you called not surprised by it. you called me ”p— not surprised by it. you called me up. you _ not surprised by it. you called me up you were me up and you were contemplating your contemplating setting your political aside, political differences aside, joining _ political differences aside, joining with political differences aside, joining on with political differences aside, joining on an with political differences aside, joining on an area of agreement, trump on an area of agreement, addressing — trump on an area of agreement, addressing illness, and addressing chronic illness, and to iné cause trying to find the root cause of problems the my first response was, nation. my first response was, this is— nation. my first response was, this is answer to my this is the answer to my prayers _ this is the answer to my prayers. we to get the

§§——— s— 7ut777 — — — — 7 7777 — — 7 ... — 7z= _: 7e= 7; but even what we need heal unify this divided to heal and unify this divided nation — to heal and unify this divided nation. i'm not the most optimistic because we nptrmrstrlbar-al-lsem—ham _ challenges - optimistic because we have challenges facing the —ee££ez eeiiez 7—777|——7777777777:7io::7- 7???— somebody from the left, who i don't _ somebody from the left, who i don't agree with on issues comin- with president trump and on with president trump and - on an _ with president trump and on an area of focusing on an area of agreement, the focusing on an area of agreemel people the focusing on an area of agreemel people desperately american people desperately“ -w_ american people desperately“ -m_ american people desperately what is chronic want. what is causing chronic illness? — want. what is causing chronic illness? mr kennedy, i think i have — illness? mr kennedy, i think i have - to _ illness? mr kennedy, i think i have to what is in have come to know what is in your— have come to know what is in your heart. _ have come to know what is in your heart, and i think i note the personal price you have paid — the personal price you have paid for— the personal price you have paid for a: and paid for this decision, and i want — paid for this decision, and i want to— paid for this decision, and i want to say publicly, i thank paid for this decision, and i war for say publicly, i thank paid for this decision, and i war for that publicly, i thank paid for this decision, and i war for that and icly, i thank paid for this decision, and i war forthat and i ly, ithank paid for this decision, and i war for that and i truly:hank you for that and i truly appreciate what you are doing

appreciate whatsyeusareaoing - m— appreciate whatsyeuare doing can't we come �*as here. can't we come together as i nation — here. can't we come together as i nation and _ here. can't we come together as nation and do aren't a nation and do this? aren't you — a nation and do this? aren't you getting tired of this? i'm - tired _ you getting tired of this? i'm - tired of— you getting tired of this? i'm tired of this. mr ggttjnig ti r 1.7l“; i 53thng ti r -,-,-,thl,fierllll i ne e d glltlrlglired ofthis mr ineed enter kennedy, i need to enter into the record, these are 11 letters— the record, these are 11 letters of support signed by 63,000 people, thousands of doctors — 63,000 people, thousands of doctors from the american association of and association of physicians and surgeons, governorjeff landry louisiana, others, from louisiana, amongst others, these _ from louisiana, amongst others, these are — these are americans, _ and - these are americans, _ and a i these are americans, | _ and a lot these are americans, i _ and a lot of these are americans, - _ and a lot of these non-artisan and a lot of these nonpartisan, and a lot of these are democrats, have people are eemeerateg ,. their people are eemecratsfiey—hau - their political people are llenteerateg they hate their political differences put their political d' - .. so put their politicald' .. soi put their political differences -m_ put their political differences so i would like to enter aside so i would like to enter this— aside so i would like to enter this into _ aside so i would like to enter this into the record.- this into the record. without i have

this into the record. without| _ i have - over ob'ection. ll} “stageceeeeeeee letters ob'ection. lb fizeeeegeeeee�*ee letters to ob'ection. lbs—m i’ letters to to— ob'ection. lbs—m .jletters to the health - 70 letters to the health agencies under the biden administration i have virtually -ot administration i have virtually got nothing out of them, and gnthothin’croc. o. . ,, ' we gnt�*nnthrngfiififi�*hrafigmzt - w gnt�*nnthrngfiififi�*hrafigmzt - we get is, forfi got nothihgout of theme and we get is, for example, got nothingout of theme and we get is, for example, 50 what we get is, for example, 50 pages _ what we get is, for example, 50 pages of— what we get is, for example, 50 pages of e—mails from anthony fauci _ pages of e—mails from anthony fauci - the _ pages of e—mails from anthony fauci the one fauci redacted. the latest one was 17 — fauci redacted. the latest one was 17 pages and instead of issuing _ was 17 pages and instead of issuing a _ was 17 pages and instead of issuing a health alert, the news _ issuing a health alert, the news was young men, — -7777 in 2021, instead of early in 2021, instead of issuing _ early in 2021, instead of issuing a health alert on the health— issuing a health alert on the health alert network, they developed 17 pages of talking points — developed 17 pages of talking points. this was given to the e 'ust -ive you pa-es, so 27 ei- pa-es, so don't even white pages, so you don't even know— white pages, so you don't even know what— white pages, so you don't even know what they have redacted. i have _ know what they have redacted. i haveissued know what they have redacted. i have issued a now to

have issued a subpoena now to cover— have issued a subpoena now to cover the — have issued a subpoena now to cover the information i have = requested my question to you is, as— requested my question to you is, as the _ requested my question to you is, as the secretary, will you honour— is, as the secretary, will you honour these requests from and will you make hss congress and will you make hss transparent? my congress and will you make hss transparent?— transparent? my approach is radical democrats. ltepcihlicerts, they to be democrats,—ltepehlicehs, they to be able to in and ought to be able to come in and get information that was generated at taxpayer expense, it should not get redacted. and it should not get redacted. public health should public health agencies should and if we want be transparent, and if we want americans to restore in be transparent, and if we want am public to restore in be transparent, and if we want am public health zore in be transparent, and if we want am public health agencies in be transparent, and if we want am public health agencies we the public health agencies we . ~ ~ , ~~ transparency. i want to need transparency. i want to say something about what you assert, and when i frrstassenanawheni ' ”ty frrstassenanawheni ' my campaign it was launched my campaign it was about uniting americans, republicans and democrats, and there is no that should

us more us more than the chronic unite us more than thechrunic epidemic, these are our health epidemic, these are our kids, 60-70% health epidemic, these are our kids, 60—70% of them are damaged and i know what a kid looks like because healthy kid looks like because i have some of them in my healthy kid looks like because i have: i me of them in my healthy kid looks like because i have: i did of them in my healthy kid looks like because i have: i did nothem in my healthy kid looks like because i have: i did not know1 my healthy kid looks like because i have: i did not know anybody family. i did not know anybody with a food allergy growing up, allergy, so why do a peanut allergy, so why do of my have five of my children have allergies? why are we seeing 77 7 of diabetes7, neurological diseases, depression? these things that related to the environment. can't we just agree why can't we just agree with each �* to why can't we just agree with each �*to put differences other issues aside and about other issues aside and say, we are going to enter this? i don't think anybody is to be able to 7 7 to be able to do 7 to be able to a; this7 l to be able to a; this7 i am je able to do this7 i am —— able to do this7 i am —— we l to do this i am —— we are do this i am —— we are do thi to like i am —— we are going to end this question mark because of my peculiar experience and i have litigated because i have litigated against agencies and when

against these agencies and when do that you get a phd in you do that you get a phd in corporate capture and how to unravel it i have written unravel it and i have written books about these agencies six books about these agencies and i know a lot about them and and l' gt�*gfi'é'lqtééqqt'lhéfi�*! and �* to and l'iéfirgfi'é'lqléuhqql'lhéfi�*! and �* to fix and l'iéfirgfi'é'lqléuhqql'lhéfi�*! and �*to fix and there is how to fix it and there is l — l s 7 who fix it the way nobody who will fix it the way that i do i'm not that i do because i'm not scared of vested interests. i don't i'm not here don't care. i'm not here i want a position, because i want a position; i have because i want a pcisitiene i have a good life and 7 need but i want 777 7 7 need but i want 77“ 7 because we are going to this because we are going to fix it, the thing is, lllit, and the other thing is. are attracting a calibre of ass as sttrsstifiss ssli'erssf to ass as ettredmee sel'hrssf to hss sis are sttrsst'fifis ssl'srss�* to hss like ass st stthst'hfis ssl'e�*fss�* to hss like another 7z= i——: in history, and there before in history,~and there entrepreneurs and before in history,~and there entrepl people and before in history,~and there entrepl people ofi disruptors, people'ofl'rnmense they are not coming ——l 7just7for 7 7just7for the 7 just7for the position7, there, just for the position, want to save the country, they want to save the country, they want to save the country, they are from across the political spectrum. all these democrats 817 00:08:56,546 --> 00: