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RFK Jr. faces Senate health committee in final, decisive hearing for MAHA movement

Cassidy pressed Kennedy on vaccine policy, measles and the department’s health priorities.

RFK Jr. faces Senate health committee in final, decisive hearing for MAHA movement
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced sharp questioning from senators about measles, vaccine policy and other health issues. The hearing also highlighted Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy’s disagreements with Kennedy and the committee’s role in considering health nominees.

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Bill Cassidy R · LA · SEN

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senate health committee chair questioning the health secretary

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Lisa Blunt Rochester
D · DE · SEN

Delaware senator questioning Kennedy about the measles outbreak

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services secretary testifying before the Senate health committee

Kennedy Jr.'s version of this story ↗

Utah representative who criticized Kennedy’s performance at a House hearing

Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Maine senator who has not endorsed Casey Means for surgeon general

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose budget proposal and awareness of the measles outbreak are discussed

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Alaska senator who has not endorsed Casey Means for surgeon general

Julia Letlow
R · LA-5

Representative and Cassidy’s primary challenger

ALSO MENTIONED  Casey Means, Administration nominee for surgeon general; Erica Schwartz, Administration choice for CDC director; Susan Monarez, Former CDC director

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Bill Cassidy Questions RFK Jr. at Senate Hearings

At Senate hearings, Bill Cassidy questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about vaccines and other health issues. Left-leaning outlets emphasize scrutiny of Kennedy’s health policies and Cassidy’s disagreements with him. Center outlets focus on Cassidy balancing oversight and policy disputes against reelection and other political pressures.

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