Letter: RFK Jr.’s “mandate” could be a game changer
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during an event announcing proposed changes to SNAP and food dye legislation, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Martinsburg, W. Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
By Andy White | The Public Forum
| April 6, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
I’m all in behind RFK Jr., our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, who “has a mandate” to protect the health and safety of the nation, as long as he understands that means he will:
Work to eliminate fossil fuels so we can all breathe more easilySupport medical research so not so many of us die from cancer, multiple sclerosis, lung, heart and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, Alzheimer’s, etc.Push for funding for safe water supplies throughout the country and the worldPromote medical legislation that gives parents and children, born and unborn, a reasonable chance of a “good” lifeSupport air, rail and auto safety to keep us aliveWield his authority to reduce gun violence; the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teensSpeak up for decent wages and benefits for first responders who often risk their lives to come at the drops of our hats to help in emergenciesAnd I hope he will work cooperatively with other nations around the globe to help make the whole planet a healthy and well-serviced world.
As long as he follows that “mandate,” I’ll have his back.
Andy White, Holladay
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