HHS, Rfk Jr. and House Appropriations Committee
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At the hearing, Cassidy plans to encourage reforms at HHS but also push for RFK Jr. to include Congress in his efforts.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes to Capitol Hill to promote and defend his massive overhaul of HHS, and President Trump's plans to change it even more.
Kennedy is expected to face intense scrutiny about the thousands of job he’s eliminated at the Department of Health and Human Services, the steep cuts he’s made to vaccination campaigns, and his response to a measles outbreak.
House Democrats said the HHS draft budget would gut programs that are a "life-saving" resource for vulnerable youth.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged at a press conference Tuesday to restore the production of federal records. Those records, requested by members of the public, were said to be slowed by Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted photos Sunday of him and his family swimming in Rock Creek where swimming is not allowed “due to high bacteria levels.”
In late April, RFK Jr. said “sugar is poison” and noted that “Americans need to know that.” He also threatened action. As HHS secretary, RFK Jr. enjoys a wide berth, with power over America’s dietary guidelines, among other things.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' website said David Geier was hired as a "senior data analyst."