Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Finance Committee today, facing questions about his vaccine policy changes. This hearing follows yesterday’s letter formally calling for Kennedy’s resignation, signed by more than 1,000 current or former HHS members.

Today’s hearing on “The President’s 2026 Health Care Agenda” featured a wide-ranging discussion of federal healthcare policy, with senators pressing Kennedy on issues ranging from staff reductions at HHS, Medicare costs and rural hospital funding to drug pricing and vaccine oversight.

Republicans and Democrats each sought data, transparency and accountability, though their focuses and views ranged sharply. Republican senators focused on rising costs, legislative impacts on rural communities

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