WASHINTON, D.C. - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sharply criticized the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during testimony before the Senate on Thursday, while also pausing to honor a fallen Georgia officer.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivered his opening statement Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee, defending sweeping changes to federal health policy and addressing his decision to overhaul leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Kennedy also paid tribute to DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, who was killed while stopping last month’s shooting at the CDC headquarters. "So I want to express my deepest condolences to the family of DeKalb County Police Off

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