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‘Shirtless in a Hot Tub with Kid Rock’: Democrats in Congress Question RFK Jr. Priorities
Sanchez said measles cases rose 2,380% and accused the CDC of ending vaccine messaging that helped prevent illness.
- On Thursday, Rep. Linda Sanchez confronted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over measles cases that ballooned from 258 in 2024 to over 2,000 in 2025, representing a 2,380% increase in a preventable disease.
- Sanchez criticized Kennedy for suspending public-health vaccine messaging, while the secretary repeatedly declined to answer whether President Trump approved the CDC's decision to remove the campaign.
- Kennedy agreed that a measles vaccine could have saved an unvaccinated six-year-old, the first such death in a decade, while CDC data shows about 80% of children who died from flu this season were not vaccinated.
- President Trump proposed cutting maternal and child health programs by over $800 million, while Kennedy testified he was told to make a 12% cut across HHS because the national debt reached $39 trillion.
- While cutting domestic programs, the administration requested Congress increase defense spending by 43% to $1.5 trillion, as White House budget director Russ Vought testified the administration seeks funds for the war in Iran.
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‘Shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock’: Dems in Congress question RFK Jr. priorities
California Democratic Rep. Linda T. Sánchez at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on April 16, 2026, shows a poster of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drinking milk in a hot tub with Kid Rock. Also pictured, from left, are Illinois Democratic Rep. Danny K. Davis, Alabama Democratic Rep. Terri A. Sewell and Washington Democratic Rep. Suzan K. DelBene. (Screenshot from committee webcast)WASHINGTON — Health and Human…
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‘Shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock’: Democrats in Congress question RFK Jr. priorities
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified before Congress on Thursday that he’s not pleased with how spending cuts to programs that help lower-income Americans afford food will affect his efforts to bolster healthy eating habits. “Am I happy about the cuts? No, I’m not happy about the cuts,” Kennedy said during a lengthy hearing in front of the House Ways and Means Committee, one of several congressional …
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The Independent (US)RFK slammed for ‘hanging out shirtless in hot tub with Kid Rock’
A California Democrat has criticized Robert F Kennedy Jr for his remarks about vaccines, accusing the Health and Human Services Secretary of having the wrong priorities. Rep. Linda Sanchez tore into RFK Jr as he testified before the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday (16 April). "You suspended this pro-vaccine messaging campaign, but somehow you're spending taxpayer dollars to drink milk shirtless in a hot tub with Kid Rock. And somehow …
RFK Jr put on the spot over shirtless Kid Rock hot tub stunt during House grilling
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr got a tongue-lashing on Thursday during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing as Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) brought up his much-ridiculed HHS video using aging rocker Kid Rock to promote better health.According to the fuming Sanchez, who repe...
Democratic Rep Skewers RFK Jr For Spending Taxpayer Money To ‘Drink Milk Shirtless’ With Kid Rock
Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-CA) confronted Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Thursday about the skyrocketing cases of measles in the U.S. since he took office. Sanchez began by getting Kennedy to agree that the measles vaccine could have saved the life of an unvaccinated six-year-old — “the first such death in a decade.” “It’s possible, certainly,” Kennedy replied. Sanchez then rattled off some damning statistics. “In 2024, und…
RFK Jr. Defends Taxpayer-Funded Kid Rock Video as Measles Cases Surge
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced sharp bipartisan criticism Thursday during his first Congressional appearance of the year, deflecting questions about vaccine policy and defending a taxpayer-funded promotional video featuring him shirtless in a hot tub with rock musician Kid Rock. Kennedy testified before the House Ways and Means Committee as part of a series of at least seven hearings on the Trump administration’s…
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