RFK Jr.’s long record of questioning the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him during a confirmation hearing where a key Republican quickly raised concerns about his views.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes before two two U.S. Senate hearings in his quest to head the nation's health department. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor, sits on both.
Kennedy's confirmation is in the hands of a few Senate Republicans, some of whom have expressed concerns about his views on vaccines.
Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy will be at the center of the first hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial Health and Human Services Secretary nomination.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) wouldn't let anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off the hook on Thursday after he gave an evasive answer to one of his questions. During Kennedy's confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump's secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services,
Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump's pick to run the top U.S. health agency, argued on Thursday that his controversial views on vaccines were misrepresented in a charged Senate Health committee hearing,
The anti-vaccine sentiment that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has encouraged was too much even for a Republican senator.
Mr. Kennedy appears to have most Republicans behind him as he seeks the job of health secretary, though he couldn’t escape his past stances on vaccines and abortion.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel are each set to appear before lawmakers during a pivotal day of confirmation hearings Thursday.
In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled Wednesday to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens of millions of Americans,