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Senators Question R.F.K. Jr. Over Vaccines and C.D.C Turmoil
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was combative and dismissive with lawmakers during a Senate hearing and refused to change his stance on vaccines, the C.D.C. and Medicaid.
“I asked her, ‘Are you a trustworthy person?’ And she said, ‘No.’ So if you had an employee who told you they weren’t trustworthy, would you ask them to resign, Senator?” “So I’m sorry, but this is not what she has said publicly. She has said —” “I’m not surprised about that.” “So you’re saying she’s lying?” Yes. Every conversation I had with her —” “Let me get this straight. This is the same person that less than a month earlier, you stood next to her and described her as unimpeachable, and you had full confidence in her and that you had full confidence in her scientific credentials. And in a month, she became a liar?” “You should ask her what changed. And by the way, a month ago, you were voting against her.” “Mr. Secretary, do you agree with me that the president, that the president deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Speed?” “Yeah, absolutely, Senator.” “You were also as lead attorney for the Children’s Health Defense, you engaged in multiple lawsuits attempting to restrict access to the Covid vaccine. Again, it surprises me that you think so highly of Operation Warp Speed when as an attorney, you attempted to restrict access.” “To Senator Cassidy’s colleagues’ points that they’re going to have to go off-label.” “This is crazy talk.” “To prescribe a vaccine for children — I’m not making things up. Do you know how the F.D.A. approval process works?” “Yeah, I do —” “Do you know what an off-label —” “I know exactly how it works. We’re infusing more than 50 percent increase in the amount of money that is going to rural communities over the next five years. It’s going to be the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health care in American history.” “You know why? Because you’re cutting $150 billion for rural hospitals. You’re putting $50 billion back. That’s not an infusion. That’s a loss of $100 billion.”
