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WATCH: HHS Secretary Kennedy makes opening statement at Senate Finance budget hearing
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April 22, 2026
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6:02Now PlayingHealth Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his opening statement Wednesday in a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
Kennedy was expected to face questioning about his controversial changes to vaccine policy, as well as new dietary guidelines and proposed Medicaid cuts. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician, committee member and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, will have opportunities in two hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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