RFK Jr. Hearing LIVE: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Faces Grilling Over CDC Turmoil, Vaccines | Trump | N18G

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WASHINGTON DC - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to testify before the Senate Finance Committee.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.
The hearing comes a week after Kennedy pressured the brand-new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director, Susan Monarez, to resign, and when she refused, the White House fired her. Three top CDC officials then resigned in protest.
In this photo provided by the Department of Health and Human Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, conducts the swearing-in ceremony of Jim O'Neill as the department's deputy secretary, June 9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy‘s support was crucial to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. With firings and resignations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now prompting concern about a leadership breakdown at the nation’s leading public health agency, the Louisiana lawmaker and physician is in a tight spot.
The most recent turmoil at the CDC was the forced departure of Susan Monarez, a longtime government scientist who had been the CDC director for less than a month. Her lawyers said she refused “to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts.” It came amid Kennedy’s efforts to reshape the nation’s vaccine policies to match his long-standing suspicions about the safety and effectiveness of long-established shots.
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