Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) on Friday urged the Senate to reject Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Editorial In Boston Globe magazine.
“Now Donald Trump is telling Kennedy to go.” wild” as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Not only is Kennedy unqualified, he is dangerous, especially to children. The Senate must reject him,” said the Massachusetts leader, who currently occupies the seat previously held by Joe Kennedy III, the great-nephew of former President John F. Kennedy. .
Carolina Kennedy has also questioned her cousin's appointment, and Auchincloss's comments about RFK echo the concerns of other members of Congress and members of the Kennedy family.
He asked the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to decide whether Kennedy should be confirmed based on his qualifications, not politics, before citing his previous claims about vaccines. .
“Kennedy” claim “There is no safe and effective vaccine.” of evidence “We show that vaccines have saved the lives of 146 million young children over the past half century,” Auchincloss wrote. “Measles, smallpox, diphtheria, mumps, pertussis, rubella, and polio once infected hundreds of thousands of American children each year.”
RFK Jr. is currently on leave from his position as president of a children's health advocacy group founded to advance anti-vaccination efforts. He was heavily criticized for a documentary that spread false stories, including that vaccines were linked to autistic children.
“If Kennedy is given oversight of the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he will conflate his personal brand with state institutions to fuel fraud and conspiracy.” Auchincloss said.
“Kennedy is not just attacking vaccines; other targets include fluoride. pledge “Remove from public waters” despite the fact that Children's dental health has significantly improved; new drugs for cancer and Alzheimer's disease he denounced as pharmaceutical poisons. And high speed internet, he guess Causes “leaky brain”. ”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York also condemned RFK Jr.'s nomination, claiming his leadership would take the country back to the 1700s, but Republicans remain open on his stance on abortion. As a result, some members of Congress have expressed concerns about medical care for LGBTQ people. right.
Analysts say RFK Jr. will be unlikely to completely remove vaccines from the market, but he could eliminate vaccine funding and legal protections and rescind recommendations.
“Unless Senate Republicans actually speak truth to power, America will be in turmoil,” Auchincloss concluded. “They must tell President Trump that Kennedy is dangerous and reject his Cabinet nomination.”
