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RFK Jr. says people should not take medical advice from him, defends HHS cuts during congressional hearings

Kennedy will appear before the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday morning and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee in the afternoon. Last month, the HELP Committee called Kennedy to testify on the restructuring of the department.

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RFK Jr. Hammered on Funding Cuts, HHS Overhaul at House Hearing

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented his department's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal to House appropriators on Wednesday, drawing praise from House Republicans for his work on nutrition issues while Democrats slammed the agency's funding cuts, layoffs, and lack of support for vaccinations.

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4 takeaways from RFK Jr.’s dual congressional hearings

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified during back-to-back hearings in the House and Senate on Wednesday for the first time since his confirmation.

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HHS chief RFK Jr. says he’s ordered a ‘complete review’ of chemical abortion pill

A recent study conducted by the Ethics & Public Policy Center that found nearly 11% of women who used the popular abortion ...

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Recap: RFK grilled over vaccines, lead, job cuts, as protesters tackled at HHS hearing

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on May 14 before the House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and ...

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RFK Jr. Just Admitted He's Not Very Good At His Job

I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” Kennedy said during a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.

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WATCH: RFK Jr. rebukes Dem senator for playing politics with cancer-stricken constituent: 'You don't care'

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated back-and-forth on Capitol Hill Wednesday with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash ...

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HHS Eyes ACIP Vax Recs; FDA Warning Letters Stalled; RFK Jr. Adviser Dust-Up

Peter Gillooly, CEO of The Wellness Company, made a formal complaint to HHS' Office of the Special Counsel and other agencies ...

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WATCH: Secretary RFK Jr. testifies on staffing cuts, funding freezes and HHS policy changes

Kennedy described his downsizing of the sprawling $1.7 trillion-a-year agency — from 82,000 workers to 62,000 — as necessary ...

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Dem lawmaker seethes RFK Jr's 'legitimacy' as HHS secretary has 'expired' in heated exchange

N.J., got into a heated exchange with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which ended with the lawmaker saying Kennedy's "legitimacy" has expired.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Says Americans Should Not Take Medical Advice From Him

R obert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services (HHS) Director under the Trump Administration, told Congress on ...

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RFK Jr. Denies HHS Withholding Funds for Life-Saving Research

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. denied accusations before House lawmakers of withholding funds for life-saving government ...

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Senate Democrats to hold hearings on mass terminations at HHS, decrying RFK Jr. "destructive rampage"

The widespread terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.

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