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I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” Kennedy said during a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday.
The widespread terminations at the Department of Health and Human Services have drawn questions about the functioning of key health programs.
Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify Wednesday on the White House's 2026 budget request for his agency.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was grilled in hearings on Capitol Hill by lawmakers anxious for answers about cuts under his watch.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated back-and-forth on Capitol Hill Wednesday with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a hearing about his agency's budget for 2026.
Peter Gillooly, CEO of The Wellness Company, made a formal complaint to HHS' Office of the Special Counsel and other agencies, accusing Means of abusing his position at HHS and violating a law prohibiting conflict of interest in government services.
During his testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, RFK opined on abortions, vaccines, and MLK Jr.
House Democrats said the HHS draft budget would gut programs that are a "life-saving" resource for vulnerable youth.