Sen. Sanders Says He Is Open to Impeaching Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
VERMONT — Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on November 8 that he does not rule out impeaching Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Sanders made the remarks on CNN's State of the Union with host Dana Bash. Bash asked whether he agreed with South Carolina Senator-elect Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who first argued that Kennedy should be removed as the nation's top health official. "I am absolutely open to that," Sanders said on the program.
Sanders is set to chair the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and said he will summon Kennedy to testify before the committee. HHS spokesperson Grace Jamison later responded on Kennedy's behalf. Kennedy's health policies, including vaccine policy and personnel changes at public health agencies, have drawn repeated criticism from Congress and the medical community since he took office.
The remarks come after Democrats flipped majorities in both chambers in the midterm elections, with the new Congress to be seated in January and the health committee's leadership and agenda closely watched.
(Source: USA Today)
Source: USA Today
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