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

Blunt Rochester challenged Kennedy on the measles surge and asked whether Trump knew about it.

RFK Jr. faces Senate health committee in final, decisive hearing for MAHA movement
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This article1 analysis · Oct 7, 2026
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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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Lisa Blunt Rochester D · DE · SEN
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
D · DE · SEN

Delaware senator questioning Kennedy about the measles outbreak

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

Health and Human Services secretary testifying before the Senate health committee

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Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Senate health committee chair questioning the health secretary

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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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