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WATCH: Hassan grills RFK Jr. on health effects of Trump’s order increasing glyphosate production
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- WATCH: Hassan grills RFK Jr. on health effects of Trump’s order increasing glyphosate production
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- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s executive order to increase production of the pesticide glyphosate, and whether that means “more Americans are likely to be exposed to this chemical and get cancer.”
Hassan noted that Kennedy, who was testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request, testified this week that he believes glyphosate causes cancer and that he was unhappy with the decision, which Trump argues is for national security.
Hassan later accused Kennedy of changing his testimony over time on the issue.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influe...
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- WATCH: RFK Jr., senators clash over Medicaid changes, rural hospitals
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- 11 hours ago
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- Senators and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashed repeatedly Wednesday over planned changes to Medicaid, despite Kennedy's claim that "there are no cuts to Medicaid."
Over the course of two budget hearings Wednesday, Kennedy challenged senators who pointed to Congressional Budget Office estimates that showed President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" would reduce spending on Medicaid by $1 trillion over the next decade. Enrollment would drop by millions of people in that time frame, the estimate says.
Kennedy pointed to another CBO projection that showed federal spending would actually increase through 2035. But senators pushed back, citing rural hospital closures and health care service changes in their communities that local health officials attribute to the legislation.
Rural hospitals have long suffered financial pressures that threaten their existence. Between 2005 and 2023, 146 rural hospitals closed or stopped offering ...
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- PBS News Hour full episode, April 22, 2026
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- 11 hours ago
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- Wednesday on the News Hour, Iran attacks multiple ships near the Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to end the war and reopen the crucial shipping lane. Health Secretary Kennedy defends his controversial changes, including to vaccine recommendations. Plus, we report from Uganda on the spike in disease-related deaths after the Trump administration slashed aid to countries around the world.
WATCH TODAY'S SEGMENTS:
Iran targets ships with timeline for U.S. talks uncertain
https://youtu.be/0Wf0bgU_1go
Iran standoff largest supply shock ever, says energy expert
https://youtu.be/5Q59F3_Lhok
News Wrap: Virginia voters approve new congressional map
https://youtu.be/tT_sKhaIeB8
RFK Jr. defends vaccine guidance, health spending cuts
https://youtu.be/k4MbiX_RVnc
Deaths raise questions about U.S. operations against cartels
https://youtu.be/kZ9D-of2yoM
Uganda sees spike in disease-related deaths after USAID cuts
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- National Park Foundation chief on protecting America’s shared spaces
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- 12 hours ago
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- In 2025, national parks recorded more than 323 million visits, and 26 parks set attendance records. But as the parks gain popularity, the Trump administration has proposed slashing $1 billion from the National Park Service, likely eliminating thousands of jobs from an already understaffed workforce. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jeff Reinbold of the National Park Foundation.
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- Election officials sound alarm over political interference in midterms
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- 12 hours ago
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- After Democrats won an election in Virginia to redraw congressional maps in their favor, President Trump called it, without evidence, a “rigged election” and “travesty of justice.” It’s the latest example of Trump casting doubt on the U.S. election process. Liz Landers reports on political interference concerns from local election officials as the midterm election season is well underway.
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- Uganda sees spike in disease-related deaths after elimination of USAID
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- 12 hours ago
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- In 2025, the Trump administration dissolved the $40 billion U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. Days later, an exemption for "life-saving humanitarian assistance" was issued. But what that included was not specified and aid for health programs has been drastically reduced. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Uganda where there has been a spike in disease-related deaths since the cut.
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- Deaths of Americans raise questions about U.S. operations against cartels in Mexico
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- 12 hours ago
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- An investigation is underway after four officials, including two Americans, were killed in a car crash in Mexico. It's being called an accident by the local government, but it happened after an operation to destroy drug labs in a mountainous area. It's been widely reported that the two Americans were CIA officers. Amna Nawaz discussed more with John Feeley, a former U.S. ambassador to Panama.
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- RFK Jr. defends vaccine guidance changes and health spending cuts
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- 12 hours ago
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- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was back testifying on Capitol Hill, giving members of Congress a chance to press him on some of the biggest changes he's making on spending cuts, vaccines and other public health issues. Lisa Desjardins reports.
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- News Wrap: Virginia voters approve new congressional map that could help Democrats
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- 12 hours ago
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- In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrats are celebrating a win in Virginia, where voters approved a plan to redraw the state's congressional map in a way that could help them pick up four seats in the midterms, the Supreme Court found that an Army veteran who was injured by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan can sue the contractor who hired the attacker and Democratic Rep. David Scott of Georgia died.
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- Hormuz standoff the 'largest supply shock' ever experienced, says global energy expert
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- 12 hours ago
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- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a virtual standstill since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran almost two months ago. Around 20% of the world's petrochemical production normally flows through the strait, and the ripple effects of the drastic cut grow daily. To explore the downstream effects and the turbulent time ahead, Geoff Bennett spoke with Karen Young.
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- Iran targets ships in Strait of Hormuz as U.S. talks remain uncertain
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- 12 hours ago
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- Iranian forces attacked and seized at least two ships in the contested Strait of Hormuz as a standoff over when or whether to return to negotiations continued. The Trump administration said it did not consider the attacks violations of a ceasefire that President Trump extended on Tuesday. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
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- WATCH: Cassidy questions RFK Jr. on food safety, community health centers and gender affirming care
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- 13 hours ago
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- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: 'I actually have the recording.' Alsobrooks asks RFK Jr. to admit remarks on Black children
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- 13 hours ago
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- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., pressed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday to admit he had said in a 2024 podcast interview that all Black children are now on psychological medications and that they should go to a farm without screens and be "re-parented."
"Let me read exactly what you said," Alsobrooks said in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing. "You said, 'Every black kid is now just standard put on Adderall, on SSRIs, benzos, which are known to induce violence, and those kids are going to have a chance to go somewhere and get reparented, to live in a community where there'll be no cellphones, no screens."
"I have no memory of saying anything like that," Kennedy responded during the hearing on President Donald Trump's 2027 budget request.
"Well, I actually have the recording that I can give to you, but it is absolutely what you said, and if you want me to play it, I can play it," the Maryland senator said.
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- WATCH: AI may someday make FDA ‘irrelevant,’ RFK Jr. says in Senate hearing
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- 13 hours ago
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- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on Wednesday about the ways his department is using artificial intelligence to make some processes more efficient, including dramatically shortening approval time for new drugs.
“AI is going to revolutionize medicine. And it may at — someday, at some point — make FDA even irrelevant. And it's going to give us the capacity to develop new drugs, personalized medicine for every citizen,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy was responding to a question from Sen. Alan Armstrong, R-Okla., in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
“AI is very dangerous, potentially, but it also has the capacity to bring really great things to humanity, particularly in the realm of human health,” he added.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s dr...
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- WATCH: ‘We don’t keep track’ of Trump’s comments on measles outbreak, RFK Jr. says
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- 14 hours ago
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- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., tussled with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the measles surge in the United States in a hearing Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
“Does the president know there is a historic measles surge occurring nationwide?” Blunt Rochester asked.
“I’m sure he does,” Kennedy responded.
The Delaware senator went on to ask if Trump believes that the U.S. losing its measles-free status is not a significant issue.
“I’m sure he doesn’t think it’s a good development,” Kennedy said.
“Have you talked with him about it?” Blunt Rochester asked, incredulous. She noted the frequency with which the president talks about the White House ballroom addition, and wondered how often he has spoken publicly about measles.
Kennedy, who was appearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said his department doesn’t k...
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- WATCH: Sen. Kim confronts RFK Jr. about HHS cuts to disability support programs
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- 14 hours ago
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- Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday about the elimination of dedicated federal funding for programs that support people with disabilities.
In a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request, Kim also noted that the Trump administration has proposed moving enforcement of rules on disability services in education from the Department of Education to the Department of Health and Human Services.
"I'm hearing from a lot of families that are very concerned, profoundly concerned about this kind of shift," Kim said.
Kennedy, who appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said he would be glad to follow up and was very committed to the disability community.
"I'm not sure you are," Kim interjected, referring back to the proposed program cuts.
Kim ended his line of questioning by warning Kennedy not to define young people by their disabilit...
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- WATCH: Sen. Armstrong questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 14 hours ago
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- Sen. Alan Armstrong, R-Okla., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Leavitt says Trump has not set 'firm deadline' for Iranian proposal to extend ceasefire
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- 14 hours ago
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- WATCH: Murray questions RFK Jr. on flu outbreak monitoring, ‘ready military’ without mandatory shots
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- 14 hours ago
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- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., asked Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday whether the nation’s leading health agencies would be monitoring flu outbreaks in the U.S. military after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s announcement that flu vaccination will no longer be mandatory in the ranks.
“I don't know if there is any program specifically for the military, but we definitely monitor flu outbreaks,” Kennedy said in a Senate hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
“If you have a submarine full of people who we are counting on, and a virus goes flying through it, we don't have a ready military,” Murray said.
Kennedy appeared Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Rep...
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- WATCH LIVE: Health Secretary Kennedy testifies on HHS budget before Senate HELP Committee
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- 14 hours ago
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- WATCH LIVE: Agriculture Secretary Rollins testifies on Trump's USDA budget request before Senate
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- WATCH: Sen. Alsobrooks questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 14 hours ago
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- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Markey questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 14 hours ago
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- Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Banks questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Murray questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Kim questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Hawley questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH LIVE: Energy Secretary Wright testifies on agency's budget before Senate Appropriations panel
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- WATCH: Sen. Hickenlooper questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: With Medicaid changes ahead, RFK Jr. says it’s an ‘absolute tragedy’ to lose rural hospitals
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request, laying out the broader effects on communities when endangered rural hospitals close.
“I think it's an absolute tragedy to lose those hospitals. I know what that does to our rural areas from touring the country, that you're not just denying people access to health care, but it is an economic driver for those communities. It's the largest employer, in many cases the highest pay and businesses will never move there once that facility closed,” Kennedy said before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
The health secretary argued that the problem was not created by the Trump administration or the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Rural hospitals have long suffered existential financial pressures. Between 2005 and 2023, 146 rural hospitals closed or stopped offering acute care, according to ...
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- WATCH: Sen. Cassidy quizzes RFK Jr. about CDC director’s independence in deciding vaccine policy
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about political influence over national vaccine policy in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday.
“I am a doctor who has seen people die from vaccine-preventable diseases, and when I see outbreaks numbering in the thousands and people dying once more from vaccine-preventable diseases, particularly children, it it seems more than tragic,” said Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee.
He asked Kennedy if the future CDC director would “have the right to make decisions independently” of political appointees, who might work to undermine public trust in immunizations.
“If she wishes to make a decision independently of them, she shall be allowed to make that decision independently,” Kennedy said.
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- WATCH: Sen. Baldwin questions RFK Jr. about Americans losing insurance in budget request hearing
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- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Moody questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past
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- WATCH: Sen. Murkowski questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 15 hours ago
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- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Marshall questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Blunt Rochester questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
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- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Tuberville questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Hassan questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
- Description
- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Kaine questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Cassidy questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Paul questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH LIVE: Trade rep Greer testifies in House hearing as Trump administration begins tariff refunds
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- WATCH: Sen. Sanders questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance.
Kennedy was expected to face questioning about his controversial changes to vaccine policy, as well as new dietary guidelines and proposed Medicaid cuts. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, committee member and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, will have opportunities in two hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Sanders questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Cassidy makes opening statement at RFK Jr. budget hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
- Description
- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, made his opening statement Wednesday in a hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Sanders makes opening statement at RFK Jr. budget hearing
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- WATCH: HHS Secretary Kennedy makes opening statement at Senate health hearing on Trump budget
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
- Description
- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his opening statement Wednesday in a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Young questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
- Description
- Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance.
Kennedy was expected to face questioning about his controversial changes to vaccine policy, as well as new dietary guidelines and proposed Medicaid cuts. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, committee member and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, will have opportunities in two hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Sen. Whitehouse questions RFK Jr. in Trump budget request hearing
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
- Description
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance.
Kennedy was expected to face questioning about his controversial changes to vaccine policy, as well as new dietary guidelines and proposed Medicaid cuts. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, committee member and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, will have opportunities in two hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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- WATCH: Warnock criticizes RFK Jr. for CDC cuts to rabies emergency line
- Date posted
- 16 hours ago
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- Sen. Raphael Warnock, R-Ga., criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Wednesday for cuts to the nation’s public health infrastructure, including infectious disease treatment, testing and prevention.
Warnock specifically called out Kennedy for cuts to a division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that deals with cases of rabies, a viral disease that’s contracted through bites and scratches from infected animals, such as skunks, bats, foxes and raccoons. The disease is fatal in humans if it’s left untreated.
“Staff at the CDC rabies division in Atlanta, Georgia, have historically been able to field emergency calls 24/7 from providers about complex rabies cases using CDC expertise to determine appropriate care,” Warnock said. “Secretary Kennedy, since you and President Trump took office, do you know how many people are left to staff this 24/7 line?”
Kennedy said he did not know. The answer, War...
