US EditionRFK Jr. grilled on health department funding cuts during his 3rd congressional hearing this month
- On May 20, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Health and Human Services Department, appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee in Washington, D.C., to advocate for the proposed budget reductions planned for 2026.
- The hearing focused on President Donald Trump's 2026 budget request, which aims to reduce HHS discretionary funding by about 26% to shrink the federal government.
- Lawmakers questioned Kennedy about reductions impacting agencies such as NIH, CDC, childcare programs, NIOSH staffing, and funding for energy assistance to low-income households, while he defended departmental restructuring and staff cuts.
- The proposed budget would slash NIH funding by nearly $18 billion, eliminate LIHEAP, and prompted exchanges with senators who expressed concern over impacts on research and vulnerable populations.
- The testimony highlighted partisan clashes over health priorities, with Democrats criticizing cuts for risking public health and Republicans expressing some support and urging efficiency improvements at HHS.
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RFK yells at stunned senator during combative hearing: 'Mr. Secretary, seriously?'
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got heated during a Senate grilling Tuesday, shouting at lawmakers at one point, "What have you done about the epidemic of chronic disease?"Kennedy was in front of Congress to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee about Presid...
Senate appropriators grill Kennedy on biomedical research
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a hearing Tuesday faced tough questions from Senate appropriators, including some from his own party, over proposed cuts to biomedical research, the agency’s reorganization efforts and changes to local health grants. Kennedy, testifying before the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee, sometimes deflected and other times fought back as he outlined his vision for reduci…
Sen. Jon Husted’s response to HHS cuts draws criticism
As you reported regarding the May 14 U.S. House and Senate meetings with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (“Lawmakers press Kennedy on health dept. changes,” May 15), “Republicans and Democrats alike” questioned the deep staffing cuts, research funding freezes and drastic policy changes that RFK Jr. has made. Sadly, Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio did just the opposite: He praised Secretary Kennedy’s work and, instead of posing …
RFK Jr. insists upcoming 'Make America Healthy Again' report won’t target farming • Kansas Reflector
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Screenshot from committee webcast)WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress on Tuesday that a major report due out later this week from his agency will not disparage farmers or a commonly used pesticide. Kennedy, who has long been critical of cert…
RFK Jr. insists upcoming 'Make America Healthy Again' report won’t target farming • Utah News Dispatch
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Screenshot from committee webcast)WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress on Tuesday that a major report due out later this week from his agency will not disparage farmers or a commonly used pesticide. Kennedy, who has long been critical of cert…
RFK Jr. insists upcoming 'Make America Healthy Again' report won’t target farming • West Virginia Watch
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Screenshot from committee webcast)WASHINGTON — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress on Tuesday that a major report due out later this week from his agency will not disparage farmers or a commonly used pesticide. Kennedy, who has long been critical of cert…
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