Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commit that he would not profit from his work as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Wednesday at his first confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee: SEN.
Sen. Warren sent almost 200 questions to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on topics like vaccine misinformation, abortion access, and food regulation.
Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated exchange with Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) pressed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commit to not enriching himself off lawsuits against vaccine manufacturers as health secretary and for four years after his tenure. “Kennedy could kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it,
The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back during the hearing.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board praised Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren for grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on making money from drug company lawsuits during his confirmation hearing.
Mass., questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearing and pressed him about influencing and profiting from lawsuits against vaccine makers if he served as secretary of health and human services.
He wants to keep cashing in on lawsuits against drug makers, as his confirmation hearing for health secretary makes clear.
CNN political commentator Brad Todd said Friday that left-wing senators erred significantly in their handling of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearings.
Elizabeth Warren predicted a world where there are "no vaccines at all" under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following their heated clash at a Senate hearing. The post Elizabeth Warren Predicts There Could Be ‘No Vaccines At All’ Under RFK Jr.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face the Senate Health Committee on Thursday morning for a second day of confirmation hearings, after testifying before the Senare Finance Committee on Wednesday.