'Give Me Credit!': RFK Loses His Patience, Explodes On Rep. Rose DeLauro
But to RFK, a former Democrat who left the party after being ridiculed for running against former President Joe Biden before it was cool, the HHS he inherited
A combative Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, thrashing Democratic lawmakers who refused to budge over his assertion that finding savings in the federal budget is an appropriate mission for U.S. Health and Human Services.
The Trump advisor held particular scorn for Rep. Rose DeLauro (D-CT), who he accused of not giving him enough credit to restrict food dyes in childrenâs food, something she has advocated for for 20 years.
âThirty-eight percent of our youth are diabetic or pre-diabetic. That was zero when I was a kid,â the HHS secretary said before the House Appropriations Committee as he defended cuts to the federal agency that have left Democrats like DeLauro apoplectic.
But to RFK, a former Democrat who left the party after being ridiculed for running against former President Joe Biden before it was cool, the HHS he inherited was far from a leader in childrenâs health and requires a top-to-bottom housecleaning.
âIf anybody thinks that we did gold standard medicine in this country from these institutions â look at our children! Theyâre some of the sickest children in the world,â he continued before turning to DeLauro.
âCongresswoman DeLauro, you say that youâve worked for 20 years on getting food dye out. Give me credit! I got it out in a hundred days!â
âIâll give you that credit,â the Democrat replied behind a muted microphone.
âAlright so letâs work together and do something that we all believe in, which is have healthy kids in our country for Godâs sake,â RFK finished before moving on.
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The maker of MAHA will head across town Wednesday afternoon for equally rigorous testimony before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee. Both appearances mark the first time he has returned before Congress since slipping through confirmation hearings back in January, according to ABC News.
Vaccination studies and HHS research into their adverse effects continues to be an area of profound disagreement between RFK, who has long called for greater transparency, and Democrats who have accused him of undermining public health efforts.
During his morning testimony, RFK said he has instructed NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya to âlay out the pros and cons, the risks and benefits, accurately as we understand them, with replicable studies,â for people to âmake that decisionâ about whether to vaccinate their kids.
Asked by Democratic Rep. Marc Pocan (D-WI) whether he would vaccinate his own children, RFK responded âprobablyâ for measles, but that âmy opinions about vaccines are irrelevant.â
âI donât want to seem like Iâm being evasive, but I donât think people should be taking advice, medical advice from me,â Kennedy said.
During her time, Rep. DeLauro called out RFK for pursuing $20 billion in cuts to NIHâs annual budget, an amount she claimed would determine life or death for some patients.
âMr. Secretary, you are gutting the life-saving work of the Department of Health and Human Services and its key agencies while the Republicans in this Congress say and do nothing,â DeLauro said. âBecause of these cuts people will die.â
âWe intend to do more, a lot more with less. The budget Iâm presenting today supports these goals and reflects two enduring American values, compassion and responsibility,â Kennedy said previously in his opening statement.
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