Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encouraged states to submit a waiver to block government food programs from covering soda purchases.

Kennedy said in a post on X that states can help lead the way to a healthier America.

“If there’s one thing we can agree on, it should be eliminating taxpayer-funded soda subsidies for lower income kids,” he said.

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