RFK Jr. Lied to the Senate Finance Committee About His Extreme Record and Proved He is Unqualified to Be HHS Secretary
Washington D.C. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee today in a disastrous attempt to defend his extremism and cover up his complete lack of qualifications to serve as HHS Secretary. In response, Protect Our Care Executive Director Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
“Our expectations for RFK Jr. were already on the floor, but he showed all of America today why his nomination poses a grave threat to Americans’ health and well-being. RFK Jr. spent hours lying and attempting to erase his history of anti-vaccine extremism, defending the baseless misinformation he has repeatedly spewed, and denying his role in the deadly measles outbreak in Samoa that left 83 people dead.
“RFK Jr. gaslit each and every senator for one reason – to get confirmed and be a loyal soldier hellbent on carrying out Donald Trump’s agenda to rip away health care from millions of Americans. Amidst his lies, RFK Jr. demonstrated his lack of knowledge about federal health care programs and attacked Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, dismissing their importance to millions of hardworking families. Today’s hearing demonstrated why RFK Jr.’s nomination is hanging on by a thread – he is reckless, dangerous, untrustworthy, and wholly unqualified to lead this country’s health care system.”
Background:
- RFK Jr. Is Gaslighting Senators At Senate Finance Committee Hearing
- FACT CHECK: RFK Jr. Denies Deadly Role In Samoa Measles Outbreak
- FACT CHECK: Actually, RFK Jr., Medicaid and The Affordable Care Act Are Overwhelmingly Popular
- RFK Jr.’s Nomination Is On the Verge of Collapse
- ROUNDUP: New Polling Shows the Majority of Americans Don’t Trust RFK Jr. to Lead Our Health Care System
- REPORT: RFK Jr. Is An Anti-Vaccine Extremist
- REPORT: Misinformation Kills: RFK Jr’s Deadly Visit To Samoa
- FACT SHEET: RFK Jr. Spread Conspiracy That Lyme Disease Came From a Military Bioweapon