RFK Jr.’s HHS Nomination Faces Bipartisan Scrutiny Over Vaccine Stance and Conflicts of Interest

Senators question Kennedy's vaccine views, financial ties, and qualifications during contentious confirmation hearings for health secretary role.

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, faced sharp bipartisan criticism over his history of vaccine skepticism and anti-vaccine rhetoric.
• Democratic senators, including Bernie Sanders and Maggie Hassan, pressed Kennedy on his refusal to unequivocally state that vaccines do not cause autism, citing settled scientific consensus.
• Senator Elizabeth Warren highlighted Kennedy's financial ties to lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest if confirmed as HHS Secretary.
• Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, a physician, voiced concerns about Kennedy's influence on public vaccine confidence and questioned his qualifications to oversee critical health programs like Medicare and Medicaid.
• Kennedy defended his stance, claiming to support vaccine safety and transparency, but his responses left doubts among senators about his ability to lead a $1.7 trillion health agency effectively.

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