"On Thursday a combative and acerbic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance and fielded angry questions from some of the very senators that helped him join President Donald Trump's cabinet. The senators' concerns included the firing of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's newly appointed director Susan Monarez and Kennedy's decisions to limit vaccine development and availability."
"Kennedy often interrupted the questioning: He told Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, You're wrong, when Cassidy said Kennedy was denying people COVID vaccines. And Kennedy told Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, You're just making stuff up, after she questioned what evidence he and the Food and Drug Administration used to change COVID vaccine recommendations. Kennedy defended his decision to fire Monarez after only 29 days of service by claiming that she said no when asked if she was trustworthy."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services, faced sharp questioning from senators about his leadership and policy choices. Senators pressed him over the abrupt firing of CDC director Susan Monarez after 29 days and over decisions that curtailed vaccine development and availability. Kennedy interrupted several senators, telling one "You're wrong" and another "You're just making stuff up," while defending the Monarez firing by saying she answered no when asked if she was trustworthy. Monarez wrote that she was asked to sign off on recommendations from a vaccine advisory panel populated with antivaccine voices. Many officials called for his resignation and public health experts responded on social media.
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