"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify in the Senate this morning. The hearing comes a week after he pressured Susan Monarez to resign from her position as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. When she refused, the White House fired her. Three top CDC officials then resigned in protest."
"The hearing is technically about the president's 2026 health care agenda. However, NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin tells Up First that isn't all she expects to come out of the meeting. If a Democratic senator is asking the questions, she says they could hammer Kennedy about what happened last week at the CDC and about vaccine policy. Kennedy has replaced a key vaccine advisory panel with people who are set to change recommendations on a number of vaccines later this month."
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify in the Senate following his role in pushing CDC director Susan Monarez to resign; the White House fired her after she refused and three top CDC officials resigned in protest. The scheduled hearing formally covers the president's 2026 health care agenda but is expected to include questions about recent CDC actions and vaccine policy. Kennedy has replaced a key vaccine advisory panel ahead of upcoming recommendation changes. Separately, a Senate committee will consider a nominee to the Federal Reserve as the president moves to fill two additional board seats.
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