HHS Sec. Kennedy a 'charlatan,' says Sen. Cantwell

Some members of Washington's congressional delegation are demanding that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., step down or be fired.

They're unhappy with his controversial vaccine policies and the turmoil caused by firings at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

During a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday where Kennedy was testifying, Washington Senator Maria Cantwell called him a “charlatan."

She said it will be up to the new West Coast Health Alliance, which now includes Hawaii, to bring the focus back to science, when it comes to vaccines.

"Washington, Oregon and California will take up the efficacy of science," Cantwell said during the hearing. "Yes, the University of Washington will delive

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