Kennedy Jr. is reportedly no longer serving as Chairman or Chief Legal Counsel for Children's Health Defense. It's his nonprofit that launched lawsuits against the federal government over vaccines, including the authorization of the COVID-19 shot for children.
WASHINGTON >> Even as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, returned to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to meet with top Senate committee leaders,
Members of two Senate committees will have a lot of ground to cover at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearing to be Health and Human Services secretary (which has yet to be scheduled ). They should devote most of their time probing how his long history of anti-vaccine advocacy will impact infectious disease control.
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz took to the Senate floor this morning to oppose the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., for Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Hawaii Senator Brian Schatz is denouncing President Trump’s pick for secretary of the Health and Human Services Department. Democrats blame Robert F. Kennedy Junior for contributing to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reported income from a pension with his former employer, the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s views on vaccines and abortion rights are raising alarms across the political spectrum, as he's one of the more controversial picks for the president-elect's Cabinet.
It's the clearest view yet of RFK Jr.'s investments and potential conflicts of interest as he works to become HHS secretary.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is distancing himself from his anti-vaccine work as he seeks to become the leader of the nation’s top health agency under President Donald Trump, according to government ethics documents released on Wednesday.
HHS Secretary designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earned $326,000 from the anti-vaccine group Children's Health Defense and a $100,000 licensing fee for use of the Make America Healthy Again brand, according to financial disclosure forms posted by the Office of Government Ethics.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to be health secretary, would have oversight power over the vaccine’s maker, Merck, if confirmed.
Tthe Senate Finance Committee hearing on the nomination will be on Jan. 29, per an announcement obtained by STAT. The Senate health committee is expected to hold a courtesy hearing on Jan. 30, according to a spokesperson for the committee. Only the Finance committee will vote on whether to advance his nomination to the full Senate.