Massachusetts' Elizabeth Warren and RFK Jr spar over vaccine and money-making claims - ‘Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die, but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in,
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.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to the lead the Department of Health and Human Services, was pressed on possible conflicts of interest during his Senate confirmation hearing.
Sen. Warren sent almost 200 questions to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on topics like vaccine misinformation, abortion access, and food regulation.
The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back during the hearing.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) raised her voice to yell back at Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday as the Health and Human Services nominee tried to twist her question in knots.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to the criticism that he would act like a "conspiracy theorist" as Secretary of Health and Human Services during his first day of confirmation hearing Wednesday with the Senate Finance Committee: SEN.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stand before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Thursday as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Warren pointed out that the government financial disclosures Kennedy filed as part of the confirmation process said he had made $2.5 million from a law firm that has sued vaccine manufacturers.
The Democratic senator asked the HHS nominee to commit to not sue pharmaceutical companies or take profit from lawsuits during or up to four years after his tenure due to his potential ability to infl
The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back on during the hearing.