Republican Senator Defends RFK Jr. From Democratic, GOP Criticism on Vaccines

Maggie Hassan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clash again in Senate hearing

Last week featured another clash on Capitol Hill between Sen. Maggie Hassan and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Republican senator defends RFK Jr. from Democratic, GOP criticism on vaccines

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) on Sunday defended Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. days after senators from both parties offered pointed questions about a vaccine policy-related shake-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Marshall told host Margaret Brennan of CBS’s “Face the Nation” that Kennedy was chosen to be a…

Margaret Brennan Challenges GOP Lawmaker With Republican Condemnation of RFK Jr.

Face The Nation’s Margaret Brennan challenged Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) — a trained physician — about why so many prominent Republicans have been denouncing Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent answers on vaccines during last week’s contentious Senate hearing. Brennan played video of Republican Whip Sen. John Barrasso (WY) and the chair of the Senate Finance Committee Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) — both of whom are also physicians — denouncing RFK Jr.’s …