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Lawmakers question Kennedy on staffing cuts, funding freezes and policy changes at health department
In combative and at times highly personal rejoinders, Kennedy defended the Trump administration's dramatic effort to reshape ...
Health Secretary Kennedy spars with House, Senate panels over proposed 2026 budget
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. defended proposed 2026 budget reductions during separate House and ...
Kennedy, Defending Downsizing, Clashes With Democrats in Tense Hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., testifying before Congress for the first time as health secretary, also said he did not think ...
US Health Secretary Kennedy Says He Would Work With Democrats to Lower Drug Prices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Wednesday at a Senate Committee on Health, ...
Kennedy defends budget request but is silent on big HHS changes
Lawmakers seek answers to questions about sweeping cuts to federal public health infrastructure but Kennedy stays mum.
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Kennedy says funding for Head Start will not be cut
In an appearance before a Senate subcommittee, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the administration would “emphasize healthy eating in Head Start, and ensure the program ...
Lawmakers press Kennedy on mass cuts, canceled medical research
Lawmakers repeatedly pressed US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on canceled medical research and mass ...
Kennedy assures Congress funding for Head Start will not be cut
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has told Congress the Trump administration would not cut funding ...
US health chief Kennedy clashes with lawmakers over vaccine comments
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire on Wednesday from lawmakers who said he has made false statements over vaccine testing ...