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Dem Makes A Mockery Of Capitol Hill Hearing, Says RFK Jr. Does Not ‘Deserve’ His Starfish Pin

"I hope we do better. I want you to do better. But today was a failure for you, man," he claimed.

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Dem Makes A Mockery Of Capitol Hill Hearing, Says RFK Jr. Does Not ‘Deserve’ His Starfish Pin
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Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) took Thursday’s Senate Finance Committee hearing in a bizarre direction when he claimed that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was not “worthy” of a starfish pin he claimed he’d received from someone in his home state.

Lujan claimed that he’d been given the pin at a town hall in New Mexico, and said that it was supposed to stand for the idea that even the smallest thing – or the smallest action — could make a difference in the world. Kennedy, he then argued, was not “worthy” of wearing such a symbol.

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“Look, two young ladies in Las Cruces, New Mexico, at a town hall recently gave me this starfish pin,” he said, removing it from his lapel and holding it up. “I was going to give it to you today, but after your questioning today, I don’t think you deserve it.”

“Because what this represents is to remember that every one of us can make a difference, sir,” Lujan continued. “Something as small as a starfish on a beach that maybe got washed up, you throw it back in the ocean. You might not save them all, but you can save one.”

“I’m sorry that you’re not worthy of this nice little pin, sir, as a nice reminder,” he added. “I’m going to pray for you, Secretary Kennedy, I hope we do better. I want you to do better. But today was a failure for you, man.”

Kennedy spent the majority of Thursday’s hearing listening as the committee’s Democrats testified in his place, asking only a few contentious questions before talking over him and refusing to let him answer.

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