Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr’s gauntlet of congressional hearings
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended proposed cuts to HHS and the NIH during a series of congressional budget hearings.
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Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended proposed cuts to HHS and the NIH during a series of congressional budget hearings.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. finished a series of contentious budget hearings where he defended 12% funding cuts to his department while deflecting responsibility for rising national measles cases.
Representative discussing affordability
Senator seeking pharmaceutical details
President mentioned for budget proposal
Representative criticizing vaccine views
Senator questioning Medicaid cuts
Senator criticizing NIH cuts
Senator praising Kennedy
While center-leaning outlets like AP News and TIME focus on the technical defense of a 12% HHS budget cut and vaccine policy shifts, left-leaning sources such as Common Dreams and Raw Story highlight "ridicule" over Kennedy's drug-pricing math and "fiery" exchanges with Senate Democrats. The coverage across the spectrum notes his "combative" tone while also highlighting his support for a junk food advertising ban.
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