For Immediate Release
November 20, 2024
Contact: Liz Ernst
***MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, AT 10 AM ET***
RFK Jr.’s Nomination for HHS Secretary puts American Lives at Risk and Threatens the Future of Health Care
Atlanta, GA – Today, State Senator Kim Jackson, Dr. Len Lichtenfeld and Georgia health care advocates will join Protect Our Care Georgia to sound the alarm on Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary. If RFK Jr. is confirmed, it will put Georgians’ lives at risk and jeopardize critical programs like the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid. RFK Jr. is deeply unqualified to serve in this position as he has no leadership qualifications in any role in public health or a government agency. Additionally, his fringe views on vaccines and his disregard of science and public health makes him a danger to the American people.
As HHS Secretary, RFK Jr.’s sole focus will be pushing these radical policies that will undermine decades of progress to lower health care costs, conduct research on life-saving cures for diseases, and keep Georgians healthy. Georgians deserve a leader at HHS who believes in science, the efficacy of vaccines, and who is committed to strengthening and expanding health care policies enacted since the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Speakers will discuss how RFK Jr.’s leadership will affect nearly every Georgian.
PRESS CALL
WHO:
State Senator Kim Jackson
Dr. Len Lichtenfeld, Oncologist focused on COVID-19 response and impact on cancer care
Sara Cherry, Cancer survivor
WHAT: Virtual Press Conference
WHEN: Thursday, November 21st at 10 AM ET
WHERE: Register for the virtual event here (Registration required)