RFK Jr. Grilled in Senate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared before the Senate Finance and HELP committees to defend President Trump's 2027 budget request for health agencies.

The hearings were marked by sharp exchanges over Kennedy's skepticism of vaccines and the CDC's decision to withhold reports on their effectiveness.

Senator Bill Cassidy and other members pressed the secretary on how proposed cuts to the NIH and preschool programs would affect public health.

Kennedy attempted to justify the reductions by pointing to the national debt, though critics argued the move would undermine critical medical research.