Key Republican Senator Raises Doubts Over RFK Jr.'s Fitness for HHS Job
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for HHS secretary may be in jeopardy after Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), said he was "struggling" with Kennedy's decades-long history of anti-vaccine advocacy during a confirmation hearing on Thursday.
‘He just continues to sow doubt’: The backstory behind Senator Maggie Hassan’s unexpected rebuke of RFK Jr.
The New Hampshire senator's son, who lives with severe cerebral palsy, inspired her viral moment in Thursday's hearing for President Trump's nominee for health secretary.
Senator Hassan to RFK Jr.: "When Did You Sell Out Your Values?"
Senator Maggie Hassan fiercely criticized RFK Jr., calling him a “dangerous rubber stamp” for Trump. She slammed his past anti-vaccine rhetoric, questioned his stance on reproductive rights, and accused him of abandoning lifelong values for power,
Sen. Hassan to RFK: "Sometimes Science Is Wrong," The Problem Is You Continue To Sow Doubt About Settled Science
Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) at the second day of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing: SEN. MAGGIE HASSAN (D-NH): I am the proud mother of a 36-year-old young man with severe cerebral palsy. And a day does not go by when I don't think about what did I do when I was pregnant with him that might've caused the hydrocephalus that has so impacted his life.
Sen. Maggie Hassan Gets Emotional In Rebuke Of RFK Jr. ‘Sowing Doubts’ About Vaccines
The New Hampshire Democrat described raising a son with severe cerebral palsy and ripped Kennedy for "relitigating" settled science on autism.
Hassan Slams Kennedy for Sowing Doubts on Vaccines and Autism
Senator Maggie Hassan, Democrat of New Hampshire, assailed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republicans for asserting that science around autism and vaccines wasn’t settled.
Senator challenges RFK Jr.’s false vaccine claims in emotional speech
In a personal and impassioned speech, Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) revealed to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. her own struggle with her son’s health and the fears she had about Kennedy’s continued questioning of what has been settled science on vaccines.
HHS nominee RFK Jr. defends vaccine skepticism, still ‘won’t take sides on 9/11’ in fiery final confirmation hearing
If you come out unequivocally — ‘vaccines are safe, it does not cause autism’ that would have an incredible impact,” Sen.
RFK Senate confirmation hearing: Sens. Maggie Hassan, Bernie Sanders grill Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on abortion stance
During Wednesday's U.S. Senate committee hearing regarding the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for HHS secretary, Sens.
Hassan, Choking Up, Assails Kennedy for His History of Questioning Vaccines
Senator Maggie Hassan, while questioning President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, disclosed that she is the mother of a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy.
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RFK Jr., Trump’s HHS pick, interrogated on vaccine views at second confirmation hearing
RFK Jr.'s confirmation hearings continue today as he appears before a second Senate committee. Follow STAT's live updates.
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Lawmaker breaks down in tears telling son's story at RFK Jr. hearing
Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan breaks down as she talks about her son with cerebral palsy in the confirmation hearing for ...