Cassidy slams RFK Jr. for "series of failures" as HHS secretary
Summary
Sen. Bill Cassidy criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., citing rising health care costs, measles deaths and limited progress on ultra-processed foods. Cassidy said President Donald Trump should consider replacing Kennedy and urged public messaging about the risks measles poses to people who cannot be vaccinated.Key Facts
- Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana and a physician, said Kennedy’s tenure at HHS had involved a series of failures.
- Cassidy cited higher health care costs, measles deaths and the loss of U.S. measles elimination status.
- Cassidy said he had seen little progress on addressing ultra-processed foods.
- Kennedy said on Nov. 9 that the Senate no longer had leverage over him and that he expected fewer obstacles to his Make America Healthy Again agenda.
- Cassidy said Kennedy was using the Senate’s changing political balance to deflect criticism of his performance.
- Cassidy said Trump should decide whether to replace Kennedy and argued that the issues could affect the president’s legacy.
- Cassidy warned that unvaccinated people could spread measles to young children, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.
- Cassidy said he was still reviewing Heidi Overton’s nomination to be FDA commissioner and was unsure whether it would advance from committee.
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