Top Republican Refuses to Swear in RFK Jr. After Dem Accuses Him of Repeatedly Lying to the Senate

Alex Griffing Sep 4th, 2025, 11:21 am

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, pulled no punches on Thursday in his opening statement at a hearing with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. following the ouster of the recently Senate-confirmed director of the CDC. Wyden mentioned everything from Kennedy’s vaccine skepticism to his trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet in his remarks, which included an attempt to have him sworn in to testify under oath, which was rejected.

“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As the committee gathers today, the United States is in the midst of a health care calamity. The largest cuts to American health care in the history of our na

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