Lawmakers Seem Unlikely to Back RFK's $16 Billion Cuts to HHS

Lawmakers seem unlikely to back RFK's $16 billion cuts to HHS

Over the last week, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been defending his proposed budget for FY 2027 on Capitol Hill. Most lawmakers aren't happy.  The budget seeks to cut HHS' spending by 12.5 percent, or $15.8 billion, from FY 2026 levels. The largest named programmatic reduction is for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which would see a $5 billion cut in spending (though its budget would still be rough…

HHS Secretary testifies on FY 2027 HHS budget before House, Senate subcommittees

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. April 21 testified in two hearings on the proposed fiscal year 2027 HHS budget, which requests $111.1 billion. In the morning, Kennedy testified before the Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee, and in the afternoon, he appeared before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. He testified last w…