Senate Democrats brought against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. In a session in the evening in the evening in front of his confirmation vote to possibly become the secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Kennedy’s confirmation voice is expected on Thursday around 10.30 am etc., but Democratic senators spent the evening before they condemned the HHS choice of former President Donald Trump on a number of issues.
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., described Kennedy as ‘clearly unqualified’, ‘clear frills’ and as views ‘clearly harmful to the well -being of the American people’.
“Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not qualified remotely to become the next Secretary of Health and Human Services,” said Schumer. “Robert F. Kennedy is perhaps the least qualified people who could have opted for the president. It is almost as if the beliefs, history and background of Mr. Kennedy were tailor -made to be the exact opposite of what the job was required.”
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. During a Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on January 30, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lambey, JR)
Referring to Kennedy and tulsi gabbardThe newly confirmed director of National Intelligence, accused Schumer Republican senators of ‘rubber stamping people, regardless of how frills they are’.
“The HHS is an agency that depends on science, evidence and impartiality to guarantee the well-being of more than 330 million Americans. HHS ensures that we eat safe food, buy reliable medication, supervise medicine benefits and use Approving life-saving vaccines. of any kind. If Mr Kennedy is confirmed, considering that lack of background, I am deeply afraid that he will stamp Donald Trump’s war against health care, which means that we will see more of the disastrous financing reductions of the past weeks, which means more People lose health coverage, which means that the interests of companies will come with a profit motive and Big Pharma before the needs of working Americans. ”
Senator Peter Welch, D-VT. Kennedy’s cousin, Caroline Kennedy, He served as the American ambassador in Australia under the Biden administration.
Her letter, which she released last month before RFK Jr.’s Senate confirmation, said: “Now Bobby by President Trump has been nominated as secretary of health and human services, a position that would lead him about the health of the American people , I feel an obligation to speak.
Caroline Kennedy further wrote: “I have known Bobby all my life. We grew up together. It is no surprise that he holds birds of prey as pets because he is a predator himself.” Her letter said: “Although he can encourage a younger generation to attend AA meetings, Bobby is addicted to attention and power. Bobby hunts for the desperation of parents of sick children, vaccinating his own children while building another Hypocritical to discourage other parents from other parents.
“My opinion? Robert Kennedy has spent his considerable talent on promoting wrong information to vulnerable people who have motives that we all have and that is the well -being of people we love. You know, some things that the Lord Kennedy said when he attacks vaccines when he attacks vaccines, they are not at all based on science, but they appeal to people about the standard medical profession, “he said Welch.” He said. “He Promote it using the magic of the Kennedy name. The credibility that comes from being a member of one of the most star court political families in the history of our country. ”
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., left, scolded against Kennedy. (AP Photo/Rod Lambey, Jr.)
Senator Chris van Hollen, D-MD., Run to the floor to express his “strong opposition” against Kennedy.
“Mr. Kennedy says that he will always follow the evidence, regardless of where it leads. Well, if you look at his record, he didn’t do that,” said Hollen.
The senator said that Kennedy has “no experience, no qualifications in the vast majority” of the broad range of topics HHS -Dekkingen, and mentions how the department offers “quality control for reproductive health services”, ensures that contraception falls under the affordable care act , and it ensures that Americans have access to freely available options “and also contains programs for the development of early childhoods, the elderly and the disabled.
“I don’t think someone expects a secretary of HHS to know everything. But if you keep an eye on the hearings and listen to Mr. Kennedy’s answers, you can see that Mr. Kennedy knows virtually nothing about all that Important topics, “he said.
Van Hollen quoted former President John F. Kennedy, who said more than 60 years ago that he hoped “that the renewed urge to offer vaccination for all Americans, and Especially those who are young Will have the genuine support of every parent in America. “
“Unfortunately, his cousin, RFK JR, spent decades unraveling that hard inheritance by spreading lies and conspiracy theories about vaccines,” said Van Hollen.
Sen. Peter Welch, D-VT., Was under the Democrats to speak out against HHS nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. During a late night session on Wednesday. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty images)
Senator Chris Murphy, D-Conn., Also acted with the fame of the Kennedy name.
“I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that there are few people in this country who are less qualified to run this agency than Robert Kennedy Jr.,” said Murphy. “I say that because there are few people in the country who have been so enthusiastic, so public and so impactful in their ability to take some of the wildest conspiracy theories on the internet about our health system or about our children, or about our families , internalize them and then spread that great damage in a way. “
Sen. Andy Kim, DN.J., claimed: “We live in the time of the largest amount of distrust we have ever seen in this country, and that is the most pronounced, the most clear when it comes to our health. And one of them. The people we have to trust most in our country is the person who runs the Ministry of Health and Human Services ”
After a meeting with Kennedy and the revision of his statements, Kim said: “He is not someone I can trust with my health, and in good conscience I cannot vote for him.”
“If I can’t trust him with the health of my own children, how can I ask the families of 9 million other New Jerseyans to do it?” Said Kim. “He has too often reduced that trust in healthcare that he would be in charge and has too often spread disinformation about the diseases and challenges and threats that we are confronted with.”
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Acknowledging how Kennedy’s supporters would “fight against a broken system” and “just want to make American healthy,” said Kim, “unfortunately what we see as most things come from this administration, corruption and conspiracy are disguised as False promises.
Kim said that his father was disabled by Polio and his mother has Lyme disease, so that Kennedy’s disorders are claiming that Lyme disease could have been designed by the army, as well as that the polio vaccine could be linked to raised cancer rates.
