HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by lawmakers during a congressional hearing about his vaccine policies and proposed budget cuts.
During a break, a TMZ reporter asked Kennedy about a report that he once severed a dead raccoon's penis.
Kennedy laughed at the question but did not provide a response to the reporter.
The New York Post had earlier reported on a 2001 diary entry by Kennedy detailing his collection of roadkill for study.
In the diary entry, Kennedy described cutting the penis from a road-killed raccoon on I-684.
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