(29 Jan 2025)
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Washington – 29 January 2025
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1. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Tina Smith, (D) Minnesota:
“So do you believe, as you’ve said, that antidepressants cause school shootings? This is a strictly a simple question.
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kennedy Jr, HHS Nominee:
“I don’t think anybody can answer that question. And I didn’t answer that question. And I said. (crosstalk) I said it should be studied along with other potential culprits. (crosstalk) social media, but I don’t know. I would never make– because there’s no science on that.”
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Tina Smith, (D) Minnesota:
“There is, Senator. I mean, excuse me. There is Mr. Kennedy.”
RFK JR.: “Thank you for the promotion.”
SMITH: “The science shows that there is no link between school shootings and antidepressants. And in fact, most school shooters were not even treated with antidepressants. And of those that were, there was no evidence of association. My question–”
RFK JR.: “Because (according to) HIPPA rules, nobody knows.”
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert Kennedy Jr, HHS Nominee:
“I know people, including members of my family who’ve had much worse time getting off of SSRIs than people have getting off heroin. The withdrawal period is (crosstalk) it’s actually written on the label. (Crosstalk) It’s really well documented.”
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Tina Smith, (D) Minnesota:
“–Myself. Mr. Kennedy, I– this is personal for me. When I was a young woman and I was struggling with depression, thankfully I had the resources to help me get through it, including a new generation of SSRI uptake inhibitors which help to clear my mind, get me back on track to being a mom and a wife and a productive, happy person. And I’m really grateful for that therapy. So I have some experience with this, and I think that everyone should have access to that care. And your job as secretary is to expand access to care, not to spread lies and misinformation.”
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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Tina Smith, (D) Minnesota:
“So, Mr. Kennedy, these statements that you’ve made linking antidepressants to school shootings, they reinforce the stigma that people who experience mental health every day, face every single day. And I’m very concerned that this is another example of your record of sharing false and misleading information that actually really hurts people.”
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7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, (D) Rhode Island:
“And I think we need to understand when this late-term abortion gets bandied about, what you’re dealing with is a tragedy that is happening to a family who wanted that child and have suddenly been confronted with a moment in which they have to make what is probably going to be the worst decision of their lives. And to try to shove the state legislature into that room, it’s really offensive, really morally wrong. And I just want to make very clear what Rhode Island OB-GYNs tell me is the situation when these procedures have to be deployed.”
8. Various of Robert Kennedy Jr. departing hearing room to applause
STORYLINE:
The crowd at the Senate hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been overwhelmingly supportive of him, groaning when Democrats grilled him and applauding when Republicans praised him.
As the hearing concluded and Kennedy exited, most spectators stood and applauded, cheering in support of President Trump’s nominee.
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