In the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Wednesday, the Senate Democratic Party criticized medical candidates for pursuing money and influence while receiving millions of dollars from the medical industry.
Senator Ron Widen, even if Kennedy, whose Trump was nominated as his health and the secretary of the Welfare Bureau, could mean tragic death of children and other vulnerable people. He said he was a person who chased money and affected the place he was led.
Widen attacked Kennedy to pursue “money and influence”, but Widen seems to have raised a considerable amount of the healthcare industry, which has vested interests in Kennedy's potential confirmation.
In 5 years from 2019 to 2024, Widen I received The total to his campaign committee and his leadership PAC. They are as follows:
- $ 749,316 from medical experts
- $ 539,242 from health services and health maintenance organizations (HMO)
- $ 502,063 from a pharmaceutical company
- $ 375 from hospitals and nursing homes, 951
“You ask me not to appeal to a pharmaceutical company. I don't intend to agree with the theme,” Kennedy said in response to the question of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma).
Warren asked Kennedy and made a rant, and when he was confirmed, he claimed that a “bankrupt” vaccine maker could do it.
Nancy Mace (R-SC) pointed out on Wednesday that it received more than $ 5 million from the healthcare industry in the Democratic presidential election. this Included:
- $ 2,366,613 from medical experts
- $ 1,600,8888 from hospitals and nursing homes
- $ 644,499 from other medical donations
- $ 625,580 from Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Product Industries
- $ 597,900 from medical service
In the same way as Widen, a health specialist teeth In the past five years, the fourth largest industry donating to the Warren Campaign Committee and her leadership PAC.
Massachusetts Senator is I received $ 489,074 from medical experts, $ 126,056 from pharmaceutical companies, $ 109 and $ 065 from hospitals and nursing homes.
Kennedy said in a confirmation hearing that he wanted to end the “trend of chronic diseases”.
He also criticizes the effects of medical companies and believes that the United States has become more ill.
“President Trump has ended the trend of chronic diseases and asked to make the United States healthy again,” he said.
“Chronic diseases, Senator, who pay, who are insurance companies, providers, HMOs, patients, or families, but they all move deck chairs. If all the disputes are not resolved, he added it around the Titanic. “
“We have the best chronic diseases in every country in the world,” said a candidate.
“This is an economic and economical threat to our army, our health and happiness, and is a priority for President Trump,” he continued.
Sean Moran is a BREITBART NEWS policy reporter. Please follow him in X @seanmoran3。
