RFK Jr. Denied He Is Anti-Vaccine During His Confirmation Hearing. Here’s His Record
During his Senate confirmation hearing, Kennedy claimed he is not against vaccination, contrary to decades of public comments.
RFK Jr. faces questions on past anti-vaccine statements, abortion in confirmation hearing to be HHS secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced about 3.5 hours of questioning on topics including his past comments on vaccines and abortion during the first of his two confirmation hearings.
Fact-checking RFK Jr.'s claims on vaccines, pesticides at confirmation hearing
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made claims during his Senate confirmation hearing on issues including vaccines, pesticides and Lyme disease. Some of them are missing context.
RFK Jr. clashes with Democrats over past comments about vaccines, abortion rights
Senate Democrats grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his various controversial statements including his stance on vaccines during his confirmation hearing to be President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary,
How Americans Feel About RFK Jr., Vaccines Amid Confirmation Hearing
If confirmed, Kennedy, would become the highest ranking health official in the country, giving him authority to change U.S. vaccine policy. Many public health experts have warned that loosening vaccine requirements could lead to a rise in the spread of infectious diseeases like polio or measles.
Democrats hammer RFK Jr. on vaccine comments, abortion
Kennedy, a Democrat who ended up supporting Trump in the 2024 presidential campaign, faced a confirmation grilling Wednesday over his controversial views -- on everything from vaccines to abortion -- that have both Republicans and Democrats raising concerns.
RFK Jr. defends his record on vaccines at confirmation hearing: ‘I want good science’
A healthy person has 1,000 dreams. A sick person has only one. Today, over half of our countrymen and women are chronically ill,” Kennedy said at the hearing Wednesday.
Warren Questions RFK Jr. About Vaccine Lawsuits
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,
RFK Jr. faces tough questions on vaccine, abortion stance
Kennedy Jr., one of the nation's most publicly recognized vaccine skeptics, faced sharp questions Wednesday as he went before a Senate panel for the first time as President Donald Trump's pick to become health secretary.
RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine group sees vindication in his Senate testimony
Mary Holland, head of Kennedy-founded Children's Health Defense, spoke to POLITICO after attending his confirmation hearing.
Takeaways From RFK Jr.'s First Confirmation Hearing as Trump's Nominee for Health Secretary
Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday,
Meet RFK Jr., Trump's controversial Cabinet pick known for his anti-vaccine conspiracy theories
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RFK Jr. sought to trademark MAHA for vaccine marketing, transferred to ally
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. transferred ownership of the trademark application in December and its abbreviation — MAHA — to an LLC ...