{"id":108720,"date":"2025-01-29T15:03:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/rfk-jr-hearing-live-updates-trumps-pick-to-head-hhs-faces-bipartisan-skepticism\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T15:03:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T15:03:46","slug":"rfk-jr-hearing-live-updates-trumps-pick-to-head-hhs-faces-bipartisan-skepticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/rfk-jr-hearing-live-updates-trumps-pick-to-head-hhs-faces-bipartisan-skepticism\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. hearing live updates: Trump’s pick to head HHS faces bipartisan skepticism"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WASHINGTON)– Donald Trump has promised he’d let Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “go wild” on health, food and medicine as head of the Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n

He now faces two separate confirmation grillings over his controversial views — on everything from vaccines to abortion — that have both Republicans and Democrats raising concerns.<\/p>\n

He’s appearing Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and then on Thursday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.<\/p>\n

Caroline Kennedy urges senators to reject RFK’s nomination<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caroline Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s cousin, wrote a letter to lawmakers warning she believed he is “unqualified” for the role.<\/p>\n

She called him a “predator,” shared disturbing details of his alleged behavior with animals and accused him of being “addicted to attention and power.”<\/p>\n

“The American health care system, for all its flaws, is the envy of the world. Its doctors and nurses, researchers, scientists, and caregivers are the most dedicated people I know. Every day, they give their lives to heal and save others. They deserve better than Bobby Kennedy \u2013 and so do the rest of us. I urge the Senate to reject his nomination,” she concluded.<\/p>\n

Kennedy set for grilling on vaccine views, food guidelines and more<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kennedy is sure to be asked about his past comments questioning vaccine science and the food industry.<\/p>\n

In private meetings with senators, Kennedy has been telling senators that he’s not “anti-vaccine,” but rather that he wants more study, according to two people familiar with the discussions.<\/p>\n

Some Republicans have also said they want Kennedy, who was a Democrat before aligning with Trump in 2024, to clarify his position on abortion rights.<\/p>\n

Read more about about what to expect from RFK’s hearing here.<\/p>\n

-ABC News’ Anne Flaherty, Will McDuffie, Cheyenne Haslett and Olivia Rubin
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