The #Senate Cmte on #Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions invited #RFKJr to attend a hearing next week to explain the firings. The committee is chaired by Republican U.S. Senator & physician #BillCassidy of Louisiana, whose vote was key to Kennedy's confirmation.
#Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) Cmte Chair #BillCassidy (R) & Ranking Member #BernieSanders (I) sent #RFKJr a joint letter asking him to testify at an April 10 hearing to explain his "proposed reorganization" of #HHS.
…The #Senate confirmed #RFKJr largely because he won over the chair of the Senate #Health Cmte, #BillCassidy, Republican of Louisiana, who is a medical doctor & strong proponent of childhood #vaccines.
Cassidy has said that further #research into any supposed link between vaccines & #autism would be a waste of money & a distraction from studies that might shed light on the “true reason” for the rise in autism rates.
On Thurs, Cassidy said he wanted confirmation of #DavidGeier’s role…
This death belongs to the anti-vaxxer-in-chief #RFKJr and his enablers, #BillCassidy #SusanCollins #JoniErnst and all those who knew better and voted “yes.” You all have blood on your hands. https://apnews.com/article/measles-outbreak-west-texas-death-rfk-41adc66641e4a56ce2b2677480031ab9
If #billcassidy was ever your doctor you should probably get a second opinion
#BillCassidy giving a speech on the floor now in support of #RFKJr - he is basically saying he will be overseeing & dictating everything Kennedy does. So the question is, why isn’t #Cassidy just the #Health Secretary not a #whack job #ConspiracyTheorist?
Bill Cassidy is a traitor.
'He did not answer': Republican doctor snubs CNN after giving key vote to RFK Jr. https://www.rawstory.com/sen-cassidy-blows-by-cnn/
Outrageous
The #Senate Finance Cmte voted along party lines, 14-13, to forward the nomination of #RFKJr to the full Senate, setting up a vote on whether Kennedy, an #antiVaxxer who threw his anti #vaccines movement behind #Trump’s presidential campaign, should become the nation’s next #health secretary. Senator #BillCassidy, the #Louisiana #Republican & #physician who had been on the fence about Kennedy, cast the deciding vote.
In a tense exchange w/Sen #BillCassidy, a #Republican from Louisiana, #RFKJr displayed a surprising lack of familiarity w/ #Medicare & #Medicaid, the govt programs responsible for covering >150 million Americans.
At times, Kennedy seemed to confuse the 2 programs. Medicare is a federal program that provides coverage to older & disabled Americans, while Medicaid is a state-federal program that covers low-income people.
Yeah. But Bill Cassidy is a #MAGA and Trump sycophant—so his interrogation is immaterial.
RFK Jr. set to be interrogated by powerful GOP senator with background in medicine https://www.rawstory.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-2670752575/
"Homes are bobbing through the floodwaters. Wrecked cars are dangling from trees. We stand at the precipice of climate collapse - as our politicians rake in oil money and laugh.
It's time to rise. We confronted Senator Bill Cassidy. We humiliated him. And we did not apologize." - Climate Defiance on X
“#DismantleDEIAct” is the latest in a cascade of challenges that give preferences to *#minorities* & #women, incl a #DisasterAid prgm for minority #farmers & the Minority #Business Development Agency #MBDA. State legislatures across the country are considering anti-DEI bills, & private-sector initiatives have been challenged in court.
The bill was introduced by #Republican Sen #JDVance & backed by Sens #BillCassidy, #MarshaBlackburn, #KevinCramer, #EricSchmitt & #RickScott, & #HouseRepublicans.
Wow. Won''t commit to endorsing a rapist, seditious, racist facing 91 felony charges. That's #GOPCourage.
Two GOP senators won't commit to explicit Trump endorsement https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4537495-two-gop-senators-wont-commit-to-explicit-trump-endorsement/
Republican lawmaker says Trump should drop out of 2024 GOP race: 'He will lose to Joe Biden'
How long before Trump is attacking him on Truth Social? #BillCassidy
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) : “Our Maternal Death Rates Are Only Bad If You Count Black Women.” And this guy’s a fucking physician.
#BillCassidy #Louisiana #GOPRacist MAY-2022 https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/bill-cassidy-maternal-mortality-rates
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) accused President Joe Biden of “mortgaging our country’s financial health” by extending a pause in student loan payments while he pursues a plan to cancel some of the loan debt.
Where was he when #Trump and the #GOP racked up $3T in debt to cut taxes for the rich?!?
#BillCassidy #Louisiana #GOPTraitors #GOPPlunderers #VoteBlueIfYouWantToEat
GOP Senator Cassidy Pushing to End Biden Student Debt Relief https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-09/gop-senator-cassidy-pushing-to-end-biden-student-debt-relief
