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It's RFKrazy Time! Confirmation hearing today.
Let's put a nut job who doesn't have a medical degree in charge of Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
On the bright side he does have a conviction for possession of heroin, and...
In December 2024, more than 75 Nobel Laureates urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's nomination, saying he would "put the public's health in jeopardy".[237][238] As of a January 9, 2025, over 17,000 doctors, who are members of Committee to Protect Health Care, signed an open letter urging the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's nomination,[242] arguing that Kennedy has spent decades undermining public confidence in vaccines, spreading false claims and conspiracy theories,[243] that he is a danger to national healthcare, and that he lacks the qualifications to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.[244]
Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, said putting Kennedy in charge of a health agency would be like "putting a flat earther in charge of NASA".[245] As of January 24, 2025, more than 80 organizations had voiced their opposition to Kennedy's nomination.[246] Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, said putting Kennedy in charge of a health agency would be like "putting a flat earther in charge of NASA".[245] As of January 24, 2025, more than 80 organizations had voiced their opposition to Kennedy's nomination.[246]
Kennedy is scheduled for two Senate hearings on his nomination. The first is scheduled for January 29, 2025, with the Senate Committee on Finance.[247] The second is scheduled for January 30, with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP).[248]
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Let's put a nut job who doesn't have a medical degree in charge of Medicare and Medicaid health insurance programs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
On the bright side he does have a conviction for possession of heroin, and...
In December 2024, more than 75 Nobel Laureates urged the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's nomination, saying he would "put the public's health in jeopardy".[237][238] As of a January 9, 2025, over 17,000 doctors, who are members of Committee to Protect Health Care, signed an open letter urging the U.S. Senate to oppose Kennedy's nomination,[242] arguing that Kennedy has spent decades undermining public confidence in vaccines, spreading false claims and conspiracy theories,[243] that he is a danger to national healthcare, and that he lacks the qualifications to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.[244]
Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, said putting Kennedy in charge of a health agency would be like "putting a flat earther in charge of NASA".[245] As of January 24, 2025, more than 80 organizations had voiced their opposition to Kennedy's nomination.[246] Gregg Gonsalves, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health, said putting Kennedy in charge of a health agency would be like "putting a flat earther in charge of NASA".[245] As of January 24, 2025, more than 80 organizations had voiced their opposition to Kennedy's nomination.[246]
Kennedy is scheduled for two Senate hearings on his nomination. The first is scheduled for January 29, 2025, with the Senate Committee on Finance.[247] The second is scheduled for January 30, with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP).[248]
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