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Senators Query R.F.Ok. Jr. Over Vaccines and C.D.C Turmoil
Well being Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was combative and dismissive with lawmakers throughout a Senate listening to and refused to vary his stance on vaccines, the C.D.C. and Medicaid.
“I requested her, ‘Are you a reliable particular person?’ And she or he stated, ‘No.’ So for those who had an worker who advised you they weren’t reliable, would you ask them to resign, Senator?” “So I’m sorry, however this isn’t what she has stated publicly. She has stated —” “I’m not stunned about that.” “So that you’re saying she’s mendacity?” Sure. Each dialog I had along with her —” “Let me get this straight. This is identical individual that lower than a month earlier, you stood subsequent to her and described her as unimpeachable, and also you had full confidence in her and that you simply had full confidence in her scientific credentials. And in a month, she turned a liar?” “It’s best to ask her what modified. And by the best way, a month in the past, you have been voting towards her.” “Mr. Secretary, do you agree with me that the president, that the president deserves a Nobel Prize for Operation Warp Pace?” “Yeah, completely, Senator.” “You have been additionally as lead lawyer for the Youngsters’s Well being Protection, you engaged in a number of lawsuits making an attempt to limit entry to the Covid vaccine. Once more, it surprises me that you simply assume so extremely of Operation Warp Pace when as an lawyer, you tried to limit entry.” “To Senator Cassidy’s colleagues’ factors that they’re going to should go off-label.” “That is loopy speak.” “To prescribe a vaccine for kids — I’m not making issues up. Are you aware how the F.D.A. approval course of works?” “Yeah, I do —” “Are you aware what an off-label —” “I do know precisely the way it works. We’re infusing greater than 50 p.c enhance within the sum of money that’s going to rural communities over the following 5 years. It’s going to be the most important infusion of federal {dollars} into rural well being care in American historical past.” “You recognize why? Since you’re chopping $150 billion for rural hospitals. You’re placing $50 billion again. That’s not an infusion. That’s a lack of $100 billion.”
