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Kennedy Faces Congressional Questions on Budget Cuts, Health Spending

Lawmakers pressed Kennedy on Medicare reimbursements, a proposed $1 trillion funding cut and vaccine policy changes as health costs and fraud concerns mounted.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before Congress on Thursday for the first time this year, appearing before the House Ways and Means Committee in the first of seven hearings scheduled over the coming week. Much of the hearing focused on rising health care costs, budget cuts and Kennedy’s controversial statements on vaccines and autism. Democratic lawmakers criticized Kennedy for his lack of medical expertise and for promoting wha…

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On the morning of April 16, Eastern Time, the U.S. House of Representatives will hold a hearing, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifying. NTD and The Epoch Times will broadcast the hearing live online.

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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
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