RFK Jr. to Congress: ‘Ultra-Processed Food Is a Genocide on the American Indian’

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced Congress for the first time since taking over the Department of Health and Human Services. Today, RFK Jr. appeared before both the House and Senate in two separate committee hearings. Though the main thrust of Kennedy’s testimony concerned the upcoming HHS budget, the former environmental lawyer was also pressed to defend the administration’s ongoing—and legally contested—budget and staffing cuts as well as his stances on a variety of issues, including vaccination and abortion. This morning, Kennedy spoke in front of the House Appropriations Committee. RFK Jr. was repeatedly asked about decisions made by the Trump White House to unilaterally pause or cancel funding already allotted to the federal government by the previous Congress. Though he reiterated that he would follow the law and spend the money appropriated to HHS, Kennedy also attempted to justify Trump’s cuts at times; other times, he promised that he has and would safeguard the most essential pro ... Read full article.