What to know about the RFK Jr. hearing today

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, facing tough questions on his record in office, the Trump administration's policies on vaccines and the recent ouster of top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In several fiery exchanges, Democrats said Kennedy should resign or be fired. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said Kennedy shouldn't be "within a million miles of this job." Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington called him a "charlatan." Several Republicans also said they were concerned with Kennedy's moves at the department.

Kennedy defended the CDC shake-up throughout the hearing, saying changes at the health agency were "absolutely neces

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