Rep. Mike Kennedy, a doctor, says the nation doesn’t need a surgeon general

Kennedy said states should have more authority over health matters and the U.S. does not need a surgeon general.

By: Annie Knox

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: September 30, 2026

Words: 580

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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In a wide-ranging forum Tuesday, Utah Rep. Mike Kennedy said he sees promise for enhanced use of artificial intelligence in medicine and believes states, not the federal government, should have broad authority over matters of public health and disease control.

Kennedy, a first-term Republican congressman representing Utah’s current 3rd Congressional District, made the comments in a Q&A session hosted by the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics and the conservative Sutherland …

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