US EditionRFK Jr. grilled on health department funding cuts during his 3rd congressional hearing this month
- On May 20, 2025, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee in Washington, D.C., to address and support the Trump administration’s proposed budget plan for fiscal year 2026.
- The budget proposal seeks to cut HHS discretionary funding by 26%, including nearly $18 billion from NIH, amid a reorganization reducing staff by 20,000 full-time employees.
- Kennedy faced vigorous bipartisan scrutiny over proposed reductions to funding for the NIH, CDC, the federal program assisting low-income households with energy costs, and NIOSH, with particularly heated exchanges involving Senators Tammy Baldwin and Patty Murray.
- Kennedy asserted the budget would improve efficiency, saying, "We intend to do a lot more with less," while Senator Susan Collins called LIHEAP “absolutely vital for thousands” and urged restoration efforts.
- The hearing highlighted sharp disagreement over the budget's impact on health research and services, suggesting continued contention over federal health funding and program priorities.
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