RFK Jr. Health Policy Controversies

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr, medical advice

RFK Jr., the Health Secretary, Says Not to Take Medical Advice From Him

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often used his influential position to weigh in on public health issues, but during a congressional hearing he dodged questions about whether children should be vaccinated.

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See moment where RFK Jr. said he doesn't think people should take his medical advice for yourself

In mid-May 2025, after U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared at a House committee budget hearing, a claim ( archived) circulated that Kennedy said, "I don't think people should be taking medical advice from me."

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RFK Jr. Admits No One Should Take Medical Advice From Him on Vaccines

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to answer questions about whether he’d vaccinate his own children in a testy hearing—saying he didn’t want to give anyone medical advice.

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RFK Jr. stands by deep cuts to health budget during contentious hearings

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is standing firm on the sweeping cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services, ...

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RFK Jr. Acknowledges Proposed NIH Cuts Will 'Hurt': Watch

Kennedy conceded that Trump's proposed cuts to NIH will "hurt" as he was being grilled by Democratic Senator Patty Murray.

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Why the 1 senator who can rein in RFK Jr. isn’t calling him out

Bill Cassidy, the senator who secured Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s promise to protect vaccines, will question the health secretary ...

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GOP embraces RFK Jr.’s MAHA at House hearing, but raises dissents from dental health to food dye reform

GOP lawmakers tested the limits of how far they could push Kennedy without appearing to undermine him or his MAHA movement.

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A running list of RFK Jr.'s controversies

Kennedy Jr. has spent a lifetime in the public eye. Throughout it all, the scion of the fabled Kennedy political dynasty has courted controversy ... the Department of Health and Human Services ...

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RFK Jr. Attacks Health Agency, Defends Cuts Before Congress

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to defend his decisions to cut thousands of staff and gut ...

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RFK Jr.’s new vaccine testing rule agitates industry, experts

When the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a new requirement for placebo testing on all new vaccines ...

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Recap: RFK grilled over vaccines, lead, job cuts, as protesters tackled at HHS hearing

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the president's proposed cuts to top health agencies as committee members in the House and Senate pummeled him with questions on controversial ...

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