RFK Jr. testifies before House, Senate committees amid layoffs, overhaul at HHS
- On May 14, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, testified before congressional committees about the department's 2026 budget and restructuring plans.
- Kennedy's testimony followed a White House budget request cutting HHS funding by 26.2% and reducing staff from 82,000 to 62,000 to streamline operations.
- His plan focuses on consolidating HHS divisions, promoting the Make America Healthy Again initiative, and removing fluoride supplements for children, which raised concerns among lawmakers and experts.
- Kennedy faced repeated questioning on vaccine guidance amid a measles outbreak in at least 11 states, with critics highlighting his refusal to fully endorse the childhood vaccination schedule and describing the MMR vaccine as 'leaky'.
- The budget cuts and layoffs sparked bipartisan concerns regarding impacts on cancer treatment delays, infectious disease prevention, and heating assistance for needy families, suggesting significant challenges ahead for HHS operations.
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Bobby Kennedy Jr. Makes Eugenics Great Again at Health and Human Services - Alaska Native News
RFK Jr. has embarked on policies that frighteningly resemble those of eugenicists: They seek to identify and disempower the underprivileged, they serve anti-immigrant and racist sentiment, and they embrace pseudoscience. Charles Fremont Dight has been reincarnated in the worm-gnawed brain of Bobby Kennedy, Jr. A medical professor at the University of Minnesota, Dight hoped to rid […] The post Bobby Kennedy Jr. Makes Eugenics Great Again at Healt…
Purple Haired Congresswoman Has Screaming Meltdown In Congress Screeching At RFK Jr - The American Tribune.com
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) was instantly fact-checked by conservatives reacting to her woke rant blaming Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Flint, Michigan water crisis. In her over-the-top rant, DeLauro incorrectly stated that over 9 million children were the victims of lead poisoning in the city, when the whole state has less than 10 million citizens total. For context, Rep. Rosa DeLauro is a long-serving Dem…
RFK Jr Measles Correction Silences Critics - American Faith
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. publicly corrected Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut during a budget hearing over inaccurate statements about measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad. DeLauro suggested that the U.S. leads developed nations in measles cases, implying failures in public health policy under the current administration. Kennedy, addressing the committee, disputed her claim by citing up-to-date statis…
HHS Secretary Kennedy Testifies, Defends Staffing Cuts and Reorganizations that Put Access to Services at Risk
Yesterday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. testified in front of separate House and Senate committees about HHS staffing cuts, reorganizations, and messaging that put access to programs, funding, and preventive services at risk. Secretary Kennedy Defends, Denies Staffing and Program Cuts The Secretary defended sweeping staffing cuts that have eliminated the staff of many programs, claiming that the staffing cuts …
Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reformat HHS - Real News Now
Elon Musk, through his DOGE project, has provided the framework for cost reductions that are reformed the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), as observed by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The implemented changes have been done under Kennedy’s direction, who also admitted to rejecting some reductions while restoring several mistakingly eliminated plans. During two congressional committee hearings—one in the House Appropriations Commit…
Bravo! RFK Jr. cheered for owning Dems at hearing, launching sweeping, common-sense reforms · American Wire News
Dept of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been busy owning Democrats and laying down common sense. RFK Jr. gave sweeping testimony about the changes Americans can look forward to regarding food and nutrition. His widespread goals were shared on X by “The Vigilant Fox” and included: • Ending “gain-of-function experiments and research based upon radical gender ideology.” • A full-scale crackdown on fentanyl and drug addiction. • $94 billi…
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