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Health Secretary Kennedy testifies before a House Appropriations subcommittee

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his first appearance in Congress since his confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary in February, facing questions over everything from his mass layoffs at federal health agencies to his handling of a worsening U.S. measles outbreak.

By Ken Cedeno and Leah Millis / Reuters

May 14, 2025

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Protesters interrupt U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s opening statement as he testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. drinks as he attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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Protesters interrupt U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s opening statement as he testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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A protester is removed by U.S. Capitol Police as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Not Pictured) testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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Hannah Anderson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Policy for the Department of Health and Human Services speaks to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as he attends a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, is removed by U.S. Capitol Police as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Not Pictured) testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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Ben Cohen, co-founder of ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s, listens as U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee hearing on the Department of Health and Human Services budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., May 14.
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