Sen. Bill Cassidy accuses HHS Secretary RFK Jr. of undermining public health with misinformation
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Margaret Brennan, Caitlin Yilek, Richard Escobedo
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor and chair of the Senate health committee, strongly criticized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his vaccine skepticism and handling of public health. Cassidy, who delivered the key vote to advance Kennedy's nomination, stated that commitments Kennedy made to him and the country have been violated, arguing that building public health "upon a foundation of lies" leads to inadequate public health outcomes.
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· 3 pulledIf you build public health upon a foundation of lies, then you're going to have the absence of adequate public health.
It's easy to surmise that [Kennedy] made promises to me to win my vote, and since then, the commitments that the HHS secretary made to me and the country have been violated.
Cassidy, a medical doctor who chairs the Senate health committee, said on 'Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan' that it's 'easy to surmise' that Kennedy made promises to him to win his vote.
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