WATCH LIVE: Health Secretary RFK Jr. testifies about HHS agenda, proposed budget cuts in House hearing
Summary
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Ways and Means Committee to defend a proposed 12% budget cut for the Department of Health and Human Services. During the hearing, Democrats criticized his changes to vaccination messaging and budget cuts, while Republicans praised his reforms aimed at reducing waste and fraud.Key Facts
- Kennedy testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on the department’s budget and agenda.
- The administration proposed cutting the Health and Human Services budget by over 12%.
- Republicans supported Kennedy’s efforts to reform dietary guidelines and reduce waste and fraud.
- Democrats criticized his rollback of vaccine messaging, linking it to recent disease outbreaks.
- Kennedy and Rep. Linda Sanchez clashed over changes to CDC vaccine campaigns and measles outbreaks.
- Kennedy acknowledged that a child who died from measles could possibly have been saved by vaccination.
- Kennedy denied making controversial remarks about "re-parenting" Black children, despite audio evidence.
- Kennedy will testify in several more congressional budget hearings over the coming week.
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