September 4, 2025
GOP senators who confirmed RFK Jr. express serious concerns at contentious Senate hearing
Kennedy's own party turns on him over vaccine lies
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RFK Jr. faced hostile questioning from Republican senators Bill Cassidy, Mike Crapo, and John Cornyn on Sep. 4, 2025 Senate Finance Committee hearing
Kennedy canceled $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding despite Trump's Operation Warp Speed creating these life-saving technologies
FDA under Kennedy restricted COVID vaccine access to only elderly and high-risk patients, denying shots to healthy Americans
Kennedy fired entire 17-member CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, replacing with vaccine skeptics lacking scientific credentials
Senator Cassidy accused Kennedy of violating confirmation promises about maintaining vaccine access for all Americans
Kennedy called former CDC Director 
Susan Monarez a liar after she exposed his demands to pre-approve scientific vaccine recommendations
American Medical Association and American Association of Pediatrics condemned Kennedy's vaccine restrictions as harmful to public health
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During the Senate Finance Committee hearing on September 4, 2025, what did Sen. Ron Wyden say about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s fitness for the Health and Human Services Secretary position?
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Over 1,000 current and former HHS employees signed a letter demanding Kennedy's resignation before his Senate hearing.
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Kennedy admitted during the hearing that he demanded CDC Director Susan Monarez fire career scientists before the White House removed her.
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What happened to senior CDC officials after Kennedy fired Director Susan Monarez?
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When Senate GOP Whip John Barrasso confronted RFK Jr. at the September 4 hearing, what made his criticism particularly significant?
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Health and Human Services Secretary
Bill Cassidy
Republican Senator from Louisiana and physician
Susan Monarez
Former CDC Director