Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated exchange with Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth
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.
Mass., expresses her belief Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. could "bankrupt vaccine manufacturers" and make money off of that.
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,
Sen. Warren sent almost 200 questions to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on topics like vaccine misinformation, abortion access, and food regulation.
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.
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 exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back during the hearing.
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.
Foolish and ethically compromised senators will expose themselves to ridicule and possible electoral banishment by opposing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Then again, Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts long ago exposed herself as a lying,
RFK Jr. and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) got into a heated clash during his confirmation hearing to be the next Health and Human Services secretary.