Key GOP senator declines to elaborate on planned 'oversight' of RFK Jr. after CDC exodus

Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said he is "reserving judgment," while other Republicans expressed skepticism of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s job as HHS secretary following a recent CDC shake-up.

Sept. 2, 2025, 9:08 PM EDT
By Sahil Kapur, Brennan Leach and Frank Thorp V
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., the chair of the health committee, is holding his cards close to the vest, declining to elaborate after he said he will conduct “oversight” of the country's top health official and a recent shake-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cassidy, a doctor who has been supportive of vaccines, is in a delicate position as the top Republican on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who provided a pivotal vote to confirm Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he secured assurances about vaccines. Cassidy is also running for re-election next year.

Cassidy declined Tuesday to say whether he regrets his vote for Kennedy or whether he has confidence in him after Kennedy triggered CDC Director Susan Monarez's removal, leading to a spate of resignations by top CDC employees who accused Kennedy of undermining an influential vaccine committee.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-senator-oversight-robert-f-kennedy-hhs-cdc-firing-resigns-rcna228688

Who is surprised by Cassidy? No one. Kennedy has to be removed, period.

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