Opponents of Kennedy's bid for top US health post urge senators to reject him
Source: Reuters
January 24, 2025 7:38 PM EST Updated 10 hours ago
NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - More than 80 organizations voiced opposition on Friday to Robert F. Kennedy Jr's nomination to lead the top U.S. health agency ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing next week, while the group 314 Action launched a six-figure ad buy to influence Republican senators against him.
The $250,000 ad campaign will run across eight states in an effort to persuade Republican lawmakers - including Senators Mitch McConnell from Kentucky, Bill Cassidy from Louisiana and John Curtis from Utah - that Kennedy's past comments spreading misinformation on vaccines represents a danger to U.S. public health.
The senators will have the opportunity to question Kennedy about his nomination to lead the U.S. Health and Human Services Department at his hearing on Wednesday. "Senators on both sides of the aisle have a responsibility to hold him accountable," said Shaughnessy Naughton, president of 314 Action, which aims to elect Democrats with a background in science to public office.
Meanwhile, consumer group Public Citizen and healthcare coverage advocacy group Protect Our Care co-wrote a letter sent on Friday to all 100 U.S. senators, urging them to announce their opposition to Kennedy. They recruited 85 other non-governmental groups to join the letter including the Union of Concerned Scientists, the NAACP and the National Organization for Women.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/opponents-kennedys-bid-top-health-post-urge-senators-reject-him-2025-01-24/
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