Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled for confirmation hearings this week to become the next Health and Human Services secretary. Kennedy faces scrutiny over his past vaccine advocacy and controversial views. His nomination has drawn both support and alarm.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to face Senate committees this week for his confirmation hearing to be the next Heath and Human Services secretary.Kennedy will appear Wednesday first before the Finance Committee, one of two committees with jurisdiction over HHS, and again on Thursday before the Health Committee.
He's rejected the anti-vaccine label, instead casting himself as a crusader for "medical freedom" who wants more research. He and Trump have vowed not to "take away" vaccines. To defuse criticism, he resigned from the Children’s Health Defense, his nonprofit that has filed dozens of lawsuits against vaccines, including government authorizations of some of them.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. CONFIRMATION HEARING HEALTH SECRETARY VACCINE CONTROVERSY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
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