US EditionA Vaccine Standoff and Other Key Moments From RFK Jr.'s First Congressional Hearing in Months
Lawmakers pressed the health secretary on vaccine skepticism, 12% budget cuts and a court-blocked overhaul of pediatric immunization policy.
- On Thursday, Health Secretary Robert Kennedy faced the House Ways and Means Committee, defending President Donald Trump's proposed more than 12% budget cut for the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Kennedy, a longtime vaccine skeptic, has faced criticism for downsizing the Department of Health and Human Services and rolling back pediatric vaccine recommendations, sparking fierce debate over public health.
- Democrats aggressively questioned Kennedy regarding rising measles cases, with Rep. Mike Thompson stating, "Kids have died because measles is running rampant under your watch," citing controversial public health messaging.
- Rep. Terri Sewell confronted Kennedy over past comments about Black children, to which he responded, "I'm not going to answer something I didn't say," while denying the remarks.
- This session marked the first of seven planned budget hearings, as Kennedy continues promoting his department's shift toward new dietary guidelines and reduced federal health spending.
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Vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing in months
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday faced federal lawmakers for the first time since September as he sought to defend a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodge arrows from angry Democrats along the…
A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.‘s first congressional hearing in months
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday faced federal lawmakers for the first time since September as he sought to defend a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodge arrows from angry Democrats along the…
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A vaccine standoff and other key moments from RFK Jr.'s first congressional hearing in months
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended a more than 12% proposed cut to his department's budget and dodged arrows from angry Democrats as he kicked off an expected sprint of seven hearings in Congress over the next seven days.
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