May 14 (UPI) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and Senate committee budget hearings on Wednesday.
Kennedy started the morning by fielding questions from members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies.
Chairman Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala., opened the hearing by acknowledging President Donald Trump's efforts to enforce the border and its effect on community health and safety.
"The president's success in securing our border directly benefits public health by reducing the incoming flow of illicit drugs, like fentanyl, which has fallen by 54% since this time last year," Aderholt said. "That's no small thing."
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