Washington – Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who pledged to “make America healthy again” as President Trump Secretary for Health and Humanitarian Services, faced aggressive questions on Wednesday from Senate members who were concerned about his doubts about vaccines, embrace the medical claims that were exposed, and financial conflicts in attention and changes per hour
Kennedy photographed himself as an advocate of ordinary people who feel outward for firm interests.
“In my invitation, I often disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions,” said Brentwood’s resident. “Well, I will not apologize for it. We have huge health problems in this country that we must face honestly, and the first thing I did every morning over the past twenty years is my knee and we pray to God that he will put me in a situation that allows me to end the paw of chronic disease and help America’s children.”
He was met with difficult questions, especially from the Democrats, but also from some Republicans.
“Insistens show that Mr. Kennedy has adopted conspiracy, crumbs and Charity theories, especially when it comes to safety and effectiveness of vaccines,” said Senator Ron Wadeen in Oregon, a democratic member of the Finance Committee in Oregon, in the opening minutes of the session.
Widan said: “He made his work in his life to sow suspicion and discourages parents from obtaining the vaccines of their life -saving children.” “It was profitable for him and put him about the tremendous power. This is the file of the person who chases money and influence wherever he is, even if that means tragic deaths for children and other weak people.”
In his testimony, Kennedy was repeatedly contradicting his previous sites, and it seems that he did not understand the details of the major health programs, and he will be charged if he was confirmed and said that allegations that he is a conspiracy theorist has been settled against him because of his willingness to challenge traditional scientific wisdom.
“This is a specific matter … it is mainly applied to me to prevent me from asking difficult questions with strong interests.” General Robert F. Kennedy and my nephew, former President John Kennedy.
On Wednesday’s session was the first among the Senate members who consider Kennedy’s nomination for a sprawling federal bureaucracy with a budget of $ 1.8 billion and 90,000 employees. The Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Health Institutes of Health fall under the umbrella of the department. There has been no date for a committee vote on whether the nomination will be submitted to the full Senate, and its chances of confirmation remains unclear.
Kennedy’s wife, actor Sherrill Heinz and the other family members sat behind during the 3 -hour session. A few hundred people served the room, most of them supporters of Kennedy who were wearing shirts from his presidential offer that did not succeed in 2024 and “made America healthy again” baseball caps.
But there were some opponents, two of whom were expelled from the Senate Committee session hall after boycotting the procedures. One shouted, “He is lying!” The other wears a sign that reads “vaccines saves lives.” The crowd members shouted, “We love you, Bobby!” The latter was also led by the Capitol police officers.
Several Senator’s questions focused on Kennedy’s previous suspicions of vaccines. After being a famous environmental lawyer, Kennedy has served for several years as head of the defense of children’s health, a non -profit organization claiming a false childhood vaccine autism.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) showed pictures of an organic children sold by the group for $ 25.99 read “Unvaxxed, not afraid” and “La VAX. No problem”, then Kennedy pressed their statement.
Kennedy replied that he had no control over the organization, which he recently left. He said: “I support the vaccines.”
Earlier, Kennedy argued that news reports on his views on vaccines were misleading, noting that all his children had been vaccinated, and said he had supported the childhood vaccination schedule.
He said: “The only thing I want is good knowledge.”
But his alleged role in the outbreak of deadly measles in Samoa grew up frequently during the session.
It has been paid before The death of two children Those who received the vaccines prepared with expired muscle relaxation instead of water. The Samoa government stopped vaccinations for 10 months while investigating them. During that period, Kennedy visited Samoa and He met prominent activists opposed to Al -Qahim She participates in a “major confirmation campaign” that undermines confidence in measles. AlexomaThe country’s health director said, Guardian.
By the time the fascism ended, more than 5,700 people had been ill before the measles and 83 of them died. Almost all of them were children, young and children under the age of five.
Senator Bernie Sanders refers to an anti -wrapping -to -widget offer during the confirmation of Robert Kennedy.
(Jose Luis Magana / Associated Press)
Kennedy, who sent message To the Prime Minister of Samoa urges him to investigate whether the vaccines themselves could have caused diseases, he said on Wednesday that he had no role in the outbreak.
On Wednesday, Kennedy expressed his support for the measles vaccine, as well as the polio vaccine, and perhaps an attempt to win the support of Senator Mitch McConneel (R-Ky), who suffered from the disease as a child.
Kennedy tried to focus his statements on issues in which there is a wide agreement, such as nutrition and drug use.
Senate members expressed his support for Kennedy’s goal of improving the quality of food available through Complementary nutrition assistance programOr surprise. Currently, the program can be used to buy light foods such as potato chips and sugary soda.
Kennedy blames the urban health of the nation in the emergence of “intensive treatment of chemicals”. He pointed out that elements such as fried potatoes and breakfast grains contain more components in the United States more than other countries and said, without evidence, that scientists have taken “a deliberate option to not study the things that make us really patient.”
“We need to fix our food supplies,” he said.
During an exchange of mental health and drug use, Kennedy mentioned his 14-year-old addiction-an echo issue with Americans who are struggling with the Ventanil crisis and in the wake of the opioid crisis.
Caroline Kennedy, a former democratic ambassador and John’s daughter. F. Kennedy, touched on her cousin drug in a letter issued on Tuesday, arguing against his confirmation.
In addition to describing his previous dishes as drug dens that prompted other family members to addiction, Kennedy said to his views on vaccines, and he said he was addicted to power and described the annoying scenes as he was using a mixer to photograph chicken and mice to feed the falcons. The message was first reported by the Washington Post.
The candidate was democratic for decades before he nominated the president to no avail as an independent in 2024. He left the race in August and Trump supported, a man who previously described him as “perhaps social.”
Senate members on both sides of the corridor have sought to use the previous liberal Kennedy sites in their favor.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WIS) Kennedy thanked his environmental health call and children’s health and he summoned when Kennedy called him to discuss work with Trump about a common goal-to address the root causes of chronic diseases, which affects 60 % of Americans.
Johnson said: “We need to reach the answers of this, but more than that, we need healing and uniting this divided nation,” Johnson said. ))
Prime Minister Samoa Tweepa Sille Malielijoy shakes his hands with Robert F. Kennedy Junior during his 2019 visit.
(Misiona Simo/Samoa Observer via Associated Press)
Democrats highlighted Kennedy’s general support for abortion rights for the needle of their colleagues in the Republican Party.
“It is striking that you have a long record of fighting for the reproductive freedom of women, and it is really wonderful that my colleagues are open to vote on the Secretary of HHS in support of the choice,” said Senator Maggie Hassan (DN.H).
Kennedy was full of questions about his ability to work for a president who had already taken steps to restrict access to miscarriage. He answered by referring to the differences on this issue in his large Catholic family.
Kennedy said: “I have come from a family that has been divided into life and choice. I have a cousin today who believe that miscarriage at any stage is equivalent to killing,” Kennedy said. “Now there are other people who believe in the opposite. But the good thing with my family that I really loved is that we were able to hold these conversations and respect each other, and I hope we can do this at the national level.”
Dr. George Benjamin, CEO of American Public Health, said after the hearing that he was annoyed due to the lack of Kennedy’s experience in both health care and administration, and it appears that the candidate does not understand the difference between Medicaid program and exchanges that people can shop for insurance plans.
“He did not give me any confidence that he followed the evidence of science,” said Benjamin, who was previously occupied by the Ministry of Health and Mental Cleanliness in Maryland.