
Sec. Kennedy: Mercury is absolutely—it’s the most powerful neurotoxin we know of in the universe. Rep. Harder: So why are you working for an administration that is doubling the amount of mercury pollution in our air and water? Sec. Kennedy: I am running HHS and I’m ending the chronic disease epidemic. I’m not going to comment on that because I don’t know anything about it. Rep. Harder: Well, that’s very convenient for you, and it shows a significant degree of cowardice. It’s not just mercury. President Trump in July 2025 granted 50 chemical plants— Sec. Kennedy: Why don’t you ask me something that I’m in charge of instead of other things? Rep. Harder: Are you not in charge of Health and Human Services?






















