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Associated PressApr 22, 2026Wire Service

Vaccines, budget cuts and affordability: Takeaways from RFK Jr’s gauntlet of congressional hearings

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended proposed cuts to HHS and the NIH during a series of congressional budget hearings.

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. finished a series of contentious budget hearings where he defended 12% funding cuts to his department while deflecting responsibility for rising national measles cases.

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