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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the Senate Committee on Finance on Capitol Hill on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Kennedy Faces Scrutiny in Senate Hearing

U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended his work in front of senators at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Sept. 4, justifying his stance on vaccine safety and the recent firing of new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Susan Monarez.

Monarez had been in her position for less than a month before she was fired, provoking a group of senior CDC employees to resign in protest.