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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praises West Virginia SNAP waiver effort, urges party unity
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Summary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., identified in the transcript as speaking at an event in West Virginia, commended Governor Morrissey for applying for a SNAP waiver to prohibit sugar-sweetened beverages on SNAP and urged other governors to follow. The transcript also includes a production credit for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who introduced himself in the transcript as “the United States Secretary for Health and Human Services,” praised Governor Morrissey’s bid to restrict sugar-sweetened beverages in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and urged other governors to back the effort.
“I’m Robert f Kennedy junior, the United States Secretary for Health and Human Services. I’m here today to commend and to honor governor Morrissey for being the first in the nation to apply for a SNAP waiver to get sodas, sugar drinks off of food stamps,” Kennedy said in remarks recorded in the event transcript. He later said, “The message that I wanna give to the country today and to all the other governors is get in line behind governing party.”
The transcript records additional remarks praising the event and attendees: “It's an incredible day for public health in West Virginia and across the country. You see the kids. You see the parents. You see the maha moms. People love you,” and a production credit, “Produced by the US Department of Health and Human Services.” Those lines were delivered by the event presenter and by Kennedy, according to the transcript.
The claim that Governor Morrissey was “the first in the nation to apply for a SNAP waiver” was stated by Kennedy in his remarks; the transcript does not provide documentation or independent verification of that claim. The transcript also records Kennedy presenting himself with the title of U.S. health secretary; the text of the event is the source for that identification and does not include independent confirmation of his title.
The remarks linked a state-level request regarding SNAP benefits to a broader public-health framing, and the speaker urged political alignment behind the initiative. The transcript does not include details about the waiver application’s content, the agency process for approving such waivers, any timeline, or responses from state or federal officials. It also does not list a date for the event beyond the timing in the provided audio transcript segments.
The presentation concluded with additional praise for the administration and attendees and a production note attributing the event to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as recorded in the transcript.
