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Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced pointed bipartisan questioning during a contentious three-hour Senate hearing Thursday addressing his efforts to pull back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and the turmoil he has created at federal health agencies.

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Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)


WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced pointed bipartisan questioning during a contentious three-hour Senate hearing Thursday addressing his efforts to pull back COVID-19 vaccine recommendations and the turmoil he has created at federal health agencies.

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrives before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., left, talks with Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., listens as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., speaks as Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., appears before the Senate Finance Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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