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'Mopping the Floor With Wyden': RFK Jr. Shreds Dem Senators' Dishonesty and Grandstanding

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The Senate confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to possibly be the next Secretary of Health & Human Services started this morning, and it's clear that the Democrats on the committee are going to be doing their usual thing, which is to misrepresent positions or just shout and not allow the nominee to respond. 

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It's going badly for some of the Dems. 

Possibly one of the most dishonest Democrats at the start of the hearing was Sen. Ron Wyden, who shared a talking point that RFK Jr. again corrected: 

Senator Mark Warner had a question for Kennedy about pledging not to fire "federal employees who work on food safety." 

The answer earned applause from some in the room, but certainly not from Warner: 

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There was a gasp in the room among Democrats who find the suggestion that a government worker should be fired for not doing their job to be offensive.

Dems also didn't like this reality check about the Unaffordable Care Act: 

It's certainly an interesting scene:

It's laughable, but here we are.

Dem Sen. Bennet used his time to just yell at Kennedy:

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Perhaps Sen. Bennet is just looking out for what's most important to him:

Yeah, that's him alright! And he's not alone:

The hearing continues so we'll certainly have more to share on it this afternoon.

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