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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited his father, Robert Kennedy, a former U.S. Attorney General and senator from New York, while testifying on Capitol Hill about backlash over the Trump administration’s efforts to reform the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Health and Human Services Department (HHS) head signaled a dramatic course-correction at the CDC several days before the hearing, which came amid reports of the administration’s decision to fire CDC Director Susan Monarez. Monarez’s firing spurred backlash among Democrats who complained that the administration’s efforts to reform the CDC, including through staff and budget cuts, were politicizing public health and undermining scientific integrity.

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