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Coverage dated May 13, 2025

RFK Jr. faces criticism from Congress about budget cuts to science and health care

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On Wednesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifys before the House Appropriations committee in the morning and the Senate HELP committee hearing in the evening.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    ‘We made a couple of mistakes’: RFK Jr. faces bipartisan scrutiny in first Senate hearing as health secretary (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled in hearings on Capitol Hill by lawmakers anxious for answers about cuts under his watch.

  2. Daily Journal

    What to expect at RFK Jr.'s first Senate hearing as health secretary (opens Daily Journal)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted an assurance from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he would vote to put him in charge of the nation’s $1.7 trillion health department. Kennedy’s history of promoting conspiracy theories or misspeaking about vaccines alarmed Cassidy, he said during a …

  3. WHDH Boston

    What to expect at RFK Jr.’s first Senate hearing as health secretary - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted an assurance from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he would vote to put him in charge of the nation’s

  4. NPR

    RFK Jr. faces criticism from Congress about budget cuts to science and health care (opens NPR)

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    On Wednesday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifys before the House Appropriations committee in the morning and the Senate HELP committee hearing in the evening.

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