WATCH: Baldwin Warns Colleagues That Confirming Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Will Harm Families
Senate set to vote on confirmation of RFK, Jr. to lead Department of Health and Human Services Thursday; Baldwin: “RFK, Jr. will put Americans in harm’s way”
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) took to the Senate floor to express her opposition to the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
Senator Baldwinannouncedher opposition to Mr. Kennedy’s nomination following a one-on-one meeting with him. Shepennedan op-ed in Newsweek detailing her reservations about his open oppositiontosafe and effective vaccines, his agenda to undermine vital research to find cures for cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, and his decadeslong track record of spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories.
A full recording of the Senator’s remarks is availablehere.
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