Dem Sens Demand RFK Jr. Recusal From Vaccine Matters if Confirmed
Two U.S. senators demanded Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recuse himself from all Health and Human Services matters related to vaccines.
Two U.S. senators who will vote this week on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as the top U.S. health official demanded Monday that he recuse himself from all agency matters related to vaccines, arguing that President Donald Trump's pick holds unscientific views about their safety and stands poised to benefit financially from such decisions.
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., also asked that Kennedy, who is Republican Trump's choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, pledge not to engage in lawsuits involving vaccines for at least four years after leaving office.