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Health and Human Services, Rfk Jr. and nation Schumer

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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has excoriated Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for laying off hundreds of employees who worked with survivors and first responders who experienced t...
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However, they have included the ouster of top scientists overseeing public health, cancer research and vaccine and drug approvals, raising concerns about how the U.S. will respond to health emergenci...

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RFK Jr. says 20% of health agency layoffs could be mistakes
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the CDC's lead poisoning program will be reinstated.
Charles Schumer rips RFK Jr. over layoffs in World Trade Center Health Program
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer slams Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing personnel who help 9/11 responders and survivors.
RFK Jr. remains quiet on 10,000 jobs lost at the nation’s top health department
Kennedy’s silence is prompting questions from lawmakers, with a bipartisan request for the health secretary to appear before a Senate committee next week to explain the cuts.
Trump begins mass layoffs at FDA, CDC, other US health agencies
The Trump administration began mass layoffs of 10,000 staffers at U.S. health agencies on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation, with security guards barring entry to some employees just hours after they received dismissal notices.
The Latest: Sen. Cory Booker breaks record for longest Senate speech at over 24 hours
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor with a marathon speech that lasted 25 hours and 5 minutes, setting the record for the longest continuous Senate floor speech in the chamber’s history.
States sue Trump administration for rescinding billions in health funding
A coalition of states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its decision to cut $11 billion in federal funds that go toward COVID-19 initiatives and various public health projects across the country.

Kennedy Jr, HHS and reinstated

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“Personnel that should not have been cut were cut–we’re reinstating them, and that was always the plan.”
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Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, saying the layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration pose a risk to public safety and ...

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RFK Jr. Says Whoops! We Fired the Wrong People at HHS
HHS announced in a statement last week its plan to down-size from 82,000 to 62,000 full-time employees “without impacting critical services.” The additional 10,000 cuts came from employees who had already opted to quit or voluntarily resign after President Donald Trump took office.
RFK Jr. announces HHS reinstating some programs, employees cut by mistake
On the heels of terminating 10,000 jobs from the HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told ABC News some programs would soon be reinstated because they were mistakenly cut.
RFK Jr. Plans to Reinstate Some Federal Workers, Programs
Days after layoff notices went out, the health secretary says it was “always the plan” to reinstate some health workers.
Cantor analysts double down on Kennedy criticism as FDA jobs cuts begin
Cantor Fitzgerald analysts renewed their criticism of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday, saying the layoffs at the Food and Drug Administration pose a risk to public safety and the agency could be "coming apart at the seams".
Trump Administration Demands Additional Cuts at C.D.C.
In addition to reductions at agency personnel, federal regulators are demanding $2.9 billion in contract cancellations, The Times has learned.
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
Another round of “deferred resignation” offers is part of the Trump administration’s stepped-up effort to rapidly downsize the government.
Health Secretary RFK Jr. to visit Utah after GOP-led Legislature took up his ‘MAHA’ agenda
After GOP lawmakers passed bills that align with RFK Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" agenda, the HHS secretary will visit Utah for a victory lap.
RFK Jr. Is Out for Revenge
The health secretary’s indiscriminate layoffs will undermine his own priorities.
Schumer slams RFK Jr. for laying off employees who worked helping Sept. 11 responders
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer slams Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for firing personnel who help 9/11 responders and survivors.
Fact-Check: Did RFK Jr. Use Steroids to Build Muscle? Here's What We Know
In a popular YouTube video Greg Doucette discusses whether or not Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes steroids and how much it impacts his physique.
RFK Jr. exiles top federal health leaders, including Fauci's replacement
Top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services were effectively ousted Tuesday from their posts.
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RFK Jr.’s Misguided Nostalgia
Yet RFK Jr.’s romanticization of the past has led him to develop an anachronistic approach to health care. He is skeptical of the many advances—GLP-1s, vaccination, milk pasteurization—that have helped improve America’s health over the years.
RFK Jr. eyes changes to SNAP benefits
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr is pushing for major changes to school meals and food assistance programs.
RFK Jr. has suggested vaccines caused 1918 Spanish flu pandemic at least twice
Kennedy Jr. falsely claiming that vaccines caused the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic known as the Spanish flu. One Facebook post (archived) with around 105,000 reactions at the time of this writing featured a photo of Kennedy with the caption: This pathetic moron claims the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by flu vaccines.
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