WASHINGTON — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. returned to Capitol Hill Thursday, where he defended the administration’s efforts to fight health care fraud and improve affordability — and worked to avoid discussions about vaccine policy.
An hours-long Ways and Means hearing Thursday morning covered a wide range of topics related to Kennedy’s Department of Health and Human Services and kicked off a marathon series of testimonies about the president’s proposed budget.
Later, during a hearing with the House Appropriations health subcommittee, Kennedy said the president would release the name of the nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention before the end of the week. (Soon after, Trump announced the nominee.)
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