Senate Hearings with RFK Jr. Put Cassidy’s Competing Loyalties to Trump and Science on Display
- On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces two high-stakes Senate hearings, testifying before the Senate Finance Committee at 10 a.m. and the HELP Committee at 2 p.m.
- Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy chairs the HELP Committee while fighting for reelection against opponents endorsed by President Donald Trump in next month's primary.
- Kennedy overhauled the childhood vaccine schedule in January, reducing recommended disease protections from 18 to 11, a decision Cassidy criticized as one that would "make America sicker."
- Political consultants expect Cassidy's primary opponents, Julia Letlow and Louisiana Treasurer John Fleming, to seize on Wednesday's hearings to portray him as at odds with the Trump administration.
- The White House has tightened control of HHS activities, discouraging public discussion on vaccine policies, while retiring Sen. Thom Tillis plans to speak freely about cabinet members during the hearings.
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Irked Senate Republican who voted to confirm RFK Jr. now grills him over misinformation
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Just How Tough Are RFK Jr.’s Republican Critics Going to Be?
Sen. Bill Cassidy has been critical of the Trump administration's actions on vaccines. Bill Clark/APHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday will face the two Republican lawmakers historically willing to criticize him: Sens. Bill Cassidy and John Barrasso.Yet it’s unclear whether the two senators – both doctors – will be willing to pick a fight with President Donald Trump’s health secretary ahead of the midterm elections.Kennedy is sc…
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