WATCH: Sen. Cassidy makes opening statement at RFK Jr. budget hearing
April 22, 2026
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5:33Now PlayingWATCH: Sen. Cassidy makes opening statement at RFK Jr. budget hearing
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as posted by the channelSen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, made his opening statement Wednesday in a hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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