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RFK Jr. Grilled on Vaccines

RFK Jr. Grilled on Vaccines

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first week of budget testimony was marked by sharp exchanges over public health policy and the administration's 'Make America Healthy Again' agenda.

Kennedy was forced to defend a proposed twelve percent reduction in health funding while simultaneously addressing concerns about declining vaccination rates.

While he stated his department officially recommends the measles vaccine, he personally declined to take responsibility for the current crisis.

The hearings also touched on his positions regarding food additives, pesticides, and controversial promotional videos, highlighting deep ideological divides in the Senate.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
American politician, environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1954)
United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States federal executive department
Bill Cassidy
American physician and politician (born 1957)
Maggie Hassan
American politician (born 1958)
Lisa Blunt Rochester
American politician (born 1962)