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.
The Wall Street Journal editorial board praised Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren for grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on making money from drug company lawsuits during his confirmation hearing.
Sen. Warren sent almost 200 questions to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on topics like vaccine misinformation, abortion access, and food regulation.
Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated exchange with Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth
The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back during the hearing.
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,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face the Senate Health Committee on Thursday morning for a second day of confirmation hearings, after testifying before the Senare Finance Committee on Wednesday.
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.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says he won't collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a cervical cancer vaccine if he's confirmed as the nation’s health secretary. Kennedy has faced scrutiny from senators at his confirmation hearings over his plan to profit from vaccine lawsuits while serving as health secretary.
The recent Senate confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presented a striking scene that would confuse a time traveler from 10 years ago. Democratic lawmakers took turns excoriating a man who once embodied their ideals. Sen. Bernie Sanders, seemingly grasping for gotchas, was reduced to questioning Kennedy about baby clothing merchandise.
Elizabeth Warren predicted a world where there are "no vaccines at all" under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following their heated clash at a Senate hearing.