US EditionKennedy Faces Bipartisan Fire in Senate Hearing Over CDC Shake-Up and Vaccine Policy
Kennedy's leadership sparked controversy after firing CDC Director Susan Monarez, restricting COVID-19 vaccines, and causing multiple resignations within the agency, raising bipartisan concerns.
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended firings at the CDC, claiming they were necessary for change due to the agency's poor management during COVID-19.
- Kennedy criticized the previous leadership, stating they 'failed our responsibility miserably' in dealing with the pandemic.
- Committee members raised concerns over Kennedy's overhaul of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, suggesting it could undermine public health.
- Senator Ron Wyden accused Kennedy of placing 'conspiracy theorists' in decision-making roles, to which Kennedy replied that the agency needed new, unbiased leadership.
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Public Health Experts See More Trouble at CDC as Kennedy Looks To Exert Control
The recent firing of former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Susan Monarez and the subsequent resignation of four of the agency’s top career officials marks a major offensive by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to seize control of the agency and impose an anti-vaccine, anti-science agenda that will have profound effects on the lives and health of all Americans, public health leaders say. Kennedy was c…
RECIT - The Secretary of Health is accused by senators from both sides of reducing access to vaccines.
‘We Need New Blood At CDC’: RFK Defends Agency ‘Shakeup’
By Mary Mobley, The Daily Signal | September 04, 2025 In a Senate hearing Thursday, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke out about the firings under his leadership, calling them “absolutely necessary adjustments.” The Senate Finance Committee called on Kennedy to testify on Trump’s health care agenda writ large. But early questions from senators focused largely on recent news concerning the Centers for Di…
Seven 'Must-See' Moments From RFK's FIREY Senate Hearings Yesterday
Does anything make Democrats MORE upset than someone who abandons their cause to join the other side? RFK’s defection to MAGA is a Lancelot-beds-the-queen level of Dem ‘Camelot’ betrayal. Who knows how things might have turned out had they let RFK run for leadership instead of pushing all their chips in on the incumbent corpse and driving him out of the party entirely. The bad blood is evident as Dem Senators made no pretence of asking informati…
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