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,
The View panel isn’t exactly crossing its fingers that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be confirmed as President Donald Trump‘s health and human services secretary, but their guest this morning was perhaps even more adamant that RFK Jr.
Kennedy faced questions from the Senate Finance Committee, including from MA Sen. Warren, weighing whether he is fit to be Health Secretary.
Sen. Warren sent almost 200 questions to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on topics like vaccine misinformation, abortion access, and food regulation.
The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back during the hearing.
Warren pointed out that the government financial disclosures Kennedy filed as part of the confirmation process said he had made $2.5 million from a law firm that has sued vaccine manufacturers.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, told senators Friday he will divest his financial stake in a lawsuit against pharmaceutical
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.
One of the concerns levied by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stemmed from Kennedy's financial ties to a lawsuit against Merck
Kennedy’s commitment to walk away from the potential windfall is a major reversal for the nominee, who in his ethics plan submitted to federal officials earlier this month told lawmakers he was entitled to those proceeds so long as the U.S. government wasn’t involved.
Facing intense scrutiny from senators over his potential profit from vaccine lawsuits while serving as the nation's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that if he is confirmed he will not collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a cervical cancer vaccine.