Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) have opened an investigation into Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Dr. Rob Davidson and Miles Baker break down what this could mean as a new Congress takes over Washington.
First, Kennedy told senators during his confirmation that his 2019 trip to Samoa had nothing to do with vaccines. A newly reported letter he sent to Samoa’s prime minister before the trip mentions vaccines eight times. A measles outbreak followed, killing more than 80 people, most of them children. That could be a big problem for him.
Then, Kennedy reported more than $250,000 in flights and lodging from Gavin de Becker, a longtime donor whose super PAC spent millions backing his presidential run. He did not report a week on de Becker’s yacht in the Greek islands. Federal ethics rules bar officials from accepting gifts from prohibited sources.
We argue that letting officials lie and break ethics rules without consequences only invites more of it, and that corruption connects directly to what people pay for health care.
LINKS
AP: Senators probe RFK Jr.’s Samoa trip testimony after AP and Guardian showed documents that refute it
Senator Wyden’s and Alsobrooks’ letter to Children’s Health Defense
The Wall Street Journal: RFK Jr. Got Free Flights to Fiji and Greece From a Top Donor
The Wall Street Journal: Donor Who Bankrolled RFK Jr.’s Flights Also Hosted Him on His Yacht
DAGENS: Democratic senators are exposing RFK Jr. just days after midterms
Senator Wyden’s and Alsobrooks’ letter to Kennedy
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