A heated exchange between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highlighted tensions over health care accessibility and pharmaceutical industry influence during a recent congressional hearing, also involving Sens. Bernie Sanders, Ben Ray Lujan and Raphael Warnock.
The debate centered on health care costs, with Warren challenging Kennedy’s previous commitments regarding health care access. “It takes it away if you have to pay $200,” Warren argued, while Kennedy countered that “most Americans are going to be able to get it from their pharmacy for free.”
The exchange grew more contentious when Warren pressed Kennedy about his earlier promises, stating, “No, the question is everyone who wants it - that was your promise.” Kennedy defended his po