RFK Jr. faces fiery questions amid CDC exodus and other Senate hearing takeaways

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a hostile Senate committee hearing on Sept. 4 as lawmakers pummeled the Health secretary's changes to the department amid major overhauls at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There has been a mass exodus at the agency, including the loss of its director, but others left in protest of Kennedy's leadership and his controversial views on vaccines. The departures have sparked turmoil that has grabbed the nation's attention, a clamor even some of the Trump administration's Republican allies in Congress find hard to ignore.

"We need stability," Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, said during a Sept. 3 press conference. "He's in charge of the department, and he needs to restore public trust in the CDC."

That same day, more than 1,000 current and former Health and Human Services officials called for Kennedy to step down from his position, saying he was “endangering the nation’s health by spreading inaccurate health information.”

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