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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on May 14 before the House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees.
The vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella contains "a lot of aborted fetus debris," as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. asserted on April 30, 2025.
The Republican physician said he extracted commitments that Kennedy wouldn't sow distrust in vaccines before voting to confirm him.
I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,’ Kennedy told lawmakers, who questioned steps the HHS leader has taken in his first three months on the job.
The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.
In back-to-back Capitol Hill hearings, Kennedy touched on abortion access, vaccines, measles, research, mental health and opioids.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted an assurance from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he would vote to put him in charge of the nation’s $1.7 trillion health department.
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