Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a strict question from the Senator on Wednesday, has set a vision to lead the Ministry of Health and Welfare, supporting abortion and betraying past statements against vaccines. 。
Kennedy, a former independent presidential candidate, is one of the more non -orthodox cabinets picks of President Donald Trump, and his nomination brought skepticism from the left and right people.
Before the Senate Finance Committee, the most aggressive survey line of the Senate Finance Committee came from the Democratic Party, but Kennedy is also a doctor who is expected to play an important role in him. I met a question from Senator Cassidi. Confirmation regarding Medicade problems.
Kennedy said that the medical premiums and deductions of Medicade were too high, and most people who use the program are “not happy.” However, most Medicade registrants do not pay insurance premiums or deductions.
Cassidi will be the chairman of the Senate’s health, education, labor, and pension committee that Kennedy testifies by Thursday. He ignored the NBC News asking if he was ready to support Kennedy after hearing.
The Democratic Party repeatedly raised a long history of Kennedy’s vaccine on Wednesday. In his opening statement, he urged a short eruption from a gallery protest ahead of the attack on this issue.
“The news report claims to be anti -vaccine or anti -spokesy,” Kennedy said.
“You!” The person shouted before being guided from the room.
Kennedy continued: “I’m not either. I’m in favor. I have been working for years to increase the awareness of fish mercury and toxic chemicals, but that doesn’t make me anti -fish. I believe that all of my children have been vaccinated.
Earlier in the hearing, Kennedy, a member of the committee ranking members, and Ron Widen, a member of the Senator, engaged in a violent exchange, as Widen tried to identify Kennedy’s stance on the muffled vaccine.
“Is it deadly? Widen asked Kennedy. Kennedy did not answer the question directly. Kennedy argued again that it was not anti -vaccine.
Widen pushed Kennedy about his comments on the 2023 podcast, saying, “There is no safe and effective vaccine.”
“Mr. Kennedy, not all of these, are all truth, so when you say you’re a professional vaccine, are you lying to Congress today?” Widen said.
Kennedy claimed that the statement of Podcast was “repeatedly revealed.”
He also argued that people would not care about getting a specific vaccine.
“We support the vaccine. We support polio vaccines. I do nothing as a secretary of HHS.
At another point, D-COLO. Senator Michael Bennett grew up burning because he challenged Kennedy in some of his past statements.
“Did you say that lime disease is very likely? Did you say that lime disease was very likely to be in a military -designed biological era?”
“Probably said so,” Kennedy said.
Later, Bennett asked Kennedy about his past comments, supporting abortion rights. When Kennedy began to tremble, Bennett stopped.
“This is important!” He said, his voice rose. “This is a job of life and death … for families in this country.”
I-VT. Senator Bernie Sanders, as Kennedy claimed that he did not oppose the vaccine in front of the committee, read the child’s health defense of his anti -vaccine group on Wednesday as “a fearless fear”. We are selling One’s and “There is no VAX. No problem.”
Sanders urged Kennedy to encourage the group to defeat the product because he supports the vaccine. Kennedy said he no longer had a post with the group.
The two parties of the two parties also commented Kennedy’s past comments under a microscope to support abortion rights.
Last year, while he was a president, Kennedy told the podcast host, supporting that if it was their choice, women would be able to do so.
But a few days later, he returned his position and wrote to X that “abortion is legal up to a certain number of weeks and should be restricted.”
Catherine Cortes Must Senator, D-NEV. Kennedy asks if the federal law protects the right of women during pregnancy for emergency medical care if they threaten life in a state rescue room where abortion is restricted and have incomplete miscarriage. Ta.
“I don’t know,” said Kennedy. “The answer is that I don’t know.”
Kennedy believed that R-OKLA’s questions from Senator James Rankford, a member of Senator James, and believe that the law on abortion should be up to the state. He later outlined Trump’s attitude on abortion, including the fact that the federal government wanted to end the funds of the federal government and the late abortion.
“I agree with President Trump that all the abortions are tragedy,” Kennedy said.
Another remarkable exchange, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) tried to promise Kennedy’s role in HHS and benefit from his policies.
“I want to know if you are not only going to work for a pharmaceutical company now, but also not working to be a secretary and not working to take away your rake. Warren said?
Kennedy will just say he will not take that money while he is healthy and a human service secretary. Warren pressed to say he hadn’t answered the question.
“Senator, you are asking me not to appeal to me -Pharmaceutical companies,” Kennedy interrupted.
“No, I’m not so!” Warren shouted and shouted.
Kennedy also tried to relieve his concerns about nutrition. While talking about the growing chronic diseases and ingredients in food, he pointed out that his “boss” also liked to eat McDonald’s cheeseburger and drink diet cola.
“You should be able to do that,” Kennedy said to some laughter about eating Trump’s first food. “But you should know if your family and your health will affect you.”
As a head of HHS, Kennedy supervises powerful institutions, such as the Disease Control Prevention Center, the Food Pharmaceutical Bureau, the National Institute of Health, Medicare & Medicade Service Center.
If the Democratic Party voted for his nomination, he would afford to lose the support of three Republican members. So far, Republican Senator has not opposed him publicly.
After the hearing on Wednesday, Senate Tom Tilis, a member of the Finance Committee facing the re -election in 2026, said that Kennedy had settled vaccine.
“I am in the estimated Lean Jesus. Everything he did today has not eroded that position,” said Tilis.
