The #Senate Cmte on #Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions invited #RFKJr to attend a hearing next week to explain the firings. The committee is chaired by Republican U.S. Senator & physician #BillCassidy of Louisiana, whose vote was key to Kennedy's confirmation.
#Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Cmte Chair #BillCassidy (R) & Ranking Member #BernieSanders (I) sent #RFKJr a joint letter asking him to testify at an April 10 hearing to explain his "proposed reorganization" of #HHS.
…The #Senate confirmed #RFKJr largely because he won over the chair of the Senate #Health Cmte, #BillCassidy, Republican of Louisiana, who is a medical doctor & strong proponent of childhood #vaccines.
Cassidy has said that further #research into any supposed link between vaccines & #autism would be a waste of money & a distraction from studies that might shed light on the “true reason” for the rise in autism rates.
On Thurs, Cassidy said he wanted confirmation of #DavidGeier’s role…
This death belongs to the anti-vaxxer-in-chief #RFKJr and his enablers, #BillCassidy #SusanCollins #JoniErnst and all those who knew better and voted “yes.” You all have blood on your hands. https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreak-west-texas-death-rfk-41adc66641e4a56ce2b2677480031ab9
#BillCassidy giving a speech on the floor now in support of #RFKJr - he is basically saying he will be overseeing & dictating everything Kennedy does. So the question is, why isn’t #Cassidy just the #Health Secretary not a #whack job #ConspiracyTheorist?
Bill Cassidy is a traitor.
'He did not answer': Republican doctor snubs CNN after giving key vote to RFK Jr. https://www.rawstory.com/sen-cassidy-blows-by-cnn/
Outrageous
The #Senate Finance Cmte voted along party lines, 14-13, to forward the nomination of #RFKJr to the full Senate, setting up a vote on whether Kennedy, an #antiVaxxer who threw his anti #vaccines movement behind #Trump’s presidential campaign, should become the nation’s next #health secretary. Senator #BillCassidy, the #Louisiana #Republican & #physician who had been on the fence about Kennedy, cast the deciding vote.
In a tense exchange w/Sen #BillCassidy, a #Republican from Louisiana, #RFKJr displayed a surprising lack of familiarity w/ #Medicare & #Medicaid, the govt programs responsible for covering >150 million Americans.
At times, Kennedy seemed to confuse the 2 programs. Medicare is a federal program that provides coverage to older & disabled Americans, while Medicaid is a state-federal program that covers low-income people.
Yeah. But Bill Cassidy is a #MAGA and Trump sycophant—so his interrogation is immaterial.
RFK Jr. set to be interrogated by powerful GOP senator with background in medicine https://www.rawstory.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-2670752575/
