RFK Jr.'s Senate Confirmation Vote: Unveiling His Plan to "Make America Healthy Again"
Exploring Kennedy's Vision for HHS - From Banning Harmful Substances to Reforming SNAP and Drug Ads
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is set for a confirmation vote by the full U.S. Senate tomorrow, February 12, 2025, so I thought I’d explore an unbiased view of what he wants to do as HHS Secretary to make “Make America Healthy Again.” I will be ignoring all the flack and focus on what he has stated he wants to do. We have seen a dramatic shift in public sentiment since Michelle Obama wanted to make student lunches healthier; now, conservatives have joined this fight, while liberals have shifted away.
One of the first things he plans to do is ban harmful substances Americans ingest every day and provide alternatives to seed oils, highly processed food, and pesticides, which he says are linked to chronic health issues for humans. Eliminating or reducing our exposure to potentially harmful chemicals from American’s reach. Kennedy would love to eliminate various food additives and dyes used in our food.
Kennedy would also like to reform the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by restricting the purchase of unhealthy foods like soda and processed foods. He seeks to educate SNAP recipients (and all Americans) and guide them toward healthier eating habits.
Another big item on his checklist is eliminating direct-to-consumer drug advertising—you know, those annoying commercials that fund 75% of television news programs. Kennedy feels these commercials have led to doctors’ overprescriptions to Americans.
Kennedy would also like to take U.S. taxpayer money and use the HHS to redirect the health agency to focus on chronic diseases. Rather than dealing with the back end, he would like to tackle the root causes of Americans' health problems, especially those linked to environmental toxins and people’s diet.
While I applaud his efforts to make America healthy again, some of his proposals seem a bit un-libertarian. So, we’ll see how his confirmation hearing tomorrow and whether he’ll be our next HHS Secretary.
