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FACT FOCUS: A Look at False and Misleading Claims Made by RFK Jr. During Senate Hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces bipartisan criticism for health policy decisions that led to firing 20,000 health workers and cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and vaccine programs, officials say.
- On Thursday, September 4th, 2025 at 9 AM ET, a press event on Section 8 of the Capitol Grounds will rally Senators Baldwin, Murphy, Ossoff, Alsobrooks, six Congressional Democratic Doctors Caucus members, Protect Our Care, and 314 Action to hold U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and President Donald Trump accountable.
- Administration actions including mass firings and agency restructuring have fired 20,000 employees, worsening public health as U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismantles the CDC and cuts Medicare, Medicaid, and the ACA.
- During the three-hour session, senators pressed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose exchanges devolved into shouting over vaccine-policy rollbacks and misleading claims at the Senate Finance Committee.
- In response, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and 20 other organizations called for U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s resignation, while health-care cuts impact roughly 10 million Americans.
- Researchers estimate COVID-19 vaccines prevented nearly 20 million deaths globally, with WHO studies showing a 57% death reduction in Europe, while rural hospitals risk tens of billions in losses affecting Medicaid-dependent rural Americans.
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RFK Jr. testifies on Trump's health care agenda before the Senate Finance Committee
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, about — among other things — turmoil at federal health agencies and efforts to pull back recommendations for COVID-19 vaccinations.
PRESS EVENT: Ahead of Finance Hearing, Senators and House Members Rally to Hold RFK Jr. and Donald Trump Accountable For Health Care Disaster — Protect Our Care
***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 4 AT 9 AM*** Protect Our Care and 314 Action To Be Joined By U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), U.S. Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25), Herb Conaway, M.D. (NJ-03), Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08), and Kelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03). Washington, D.C. — On September 4th, 2025, at 9 AM ET, U.S. …
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