Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Coverage of Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Nexus archive.
- Trump calls Sen. Bill Cassidy 'very disloyal' and urges Louisiana voters to replace him over nominee fight
President Trump accused Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) of disloyalty and political gamesmanship for opposing Surgeon General nominee Casey Means, urging Louisiana voters to replace him. Trump and Means' brother, Calley Means, criticized Cassidy for delaying her confirmation, while Trump later announced a new nominee, Nicole Saphier, and pressured GOP senators on tariff votes.
- Trump calls Sen. Bill Cassidy 'very disloyal' and urges Louisiana voters to replace him over nominee fight
President Trump accused Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) of disloyalty and political gamesmanship over his opposition to confirming Surgeon General nominee Casey Means, urging Louisiana voters to replace him. Casey Means' brother, Calley Means (White House advisor), also criticized Cassidy for delaying her confirmation. Trump later nominated Nicole Saphier as a replacement and pressured GOP senators on anti-Canadian tariff votes.
- RFK Jr.’s rejection of germ theory debunked in Senate hearing
Senator Bernie Sanders confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate hearing for his rejection of germ theory, a foundational biomedical concept. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist with no science background, promoted the discredited 'terrain theory' in his 2021 book, claiming diseases result from bodily imbalances rather than germs.
- Cassidy hammers RFK Jr. on abortion drugs, vaccine-preventable deaths
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) criticized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a congressional hearing, questioning his plans to address abortion pills and the U.S. measles outbreak. Cassidy highlighted concerns over the former requirement for abortion pills and vaccine-preventable diseases.