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GOP congressman defends RFK Jr's handling of vaccines

Republican Congressman Buddy Carter, Democratic Congressman Wesley Bell, CNN Political Commentator Kate Bedingfield, and CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings join CNN's Brianna Keilar to discuss the upheaval at the CDC over vaccines, as well as the Trump administration's focus on transgender issues'

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