Sen. Elizabeth Warren asked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to commit that he would not profit from his work as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Wednesday at his first confirmation hearing with the Senate Finance Committee: SEN.
Facing intense scrutiny from U.S. senators over his potential profit from vaccine lawsuits while serving as the nation's health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that if he is confirmed he will not collect fees from litigation against the drugmakers of a cervical cancer vaccine.
If confirmed as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would oversee the Food and Drug Administration and other agencies that issue key decisions for drug companies.
The View panel isn’t exactly crossing its fingers that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be confirmed as President Donald Trump‘s health and human services secretary, but their guest this morning was perhaps even more adamant that RFK Jr.
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Elizabeth Warren Goes After RFK Jr. in Tense Exchange Over His Lawsuits Against Pharma Companies: 'Kids Might Day But Robert Kennedy Can Keep Cashing In'The Democratic senator asked the HHS nominee to commit to not sue pharmaceutical companies or take profit from lawsuits during or up to four years after his tenure due to his potential ability to infl
Given that voters overlooked Trump’s moral and ethical deficiencies, why should senators care about the moral and ethical deficiencies of Trump’s nominees?
Kennedy vowed to divest his financial interest in vaccine litigation to his son. Democrats and ethics experts said the arrangement raised further questions.
The progressive senators torched Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for making money off of his supposed public health initiatives.
Sen. Warren sent almost 200 questions to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on topics like vaccine misinformation, abortion access, and food regulation.
Mass., discussed her viral back-and-forth with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during an interview on "The View" on Thursday, saying the U.S. could be left with "no vaccines."
The Wall Street Journal editorial board praised Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren for grilling Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on making money from drug company lawsuits during his confirmation hearing.
Kennedy faced questions from the Senate Finance Committee, including from MA Sen. Warren, weighing whether he is fit to be Health Secretary.
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