House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed support for Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's crusade to remove fluoride from the nation's water supply.
Johnson was asked about Kennedy's effort during a House Republican leadership press conference on Tuesday.
"I don't profess to be an expert in chemistry," the Speaker admitted. "But I'll tell you that I think it deserves, from what I've read and from what I understand, it deserves real evaluation."
"There's a concern that it may be having a negative effect on the health of children, and obviously, we have an obligation at the federal government level to look into that," he added.
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"So I'm as interested as you are, I don't have the answers, but I think it's one that the question has been begged and it needs to be addressed."
On Monday, Kennedy said he planned to instruct the Centers for Disease Control to stop recommending fluoridation.