{"id":2479973,"date":"2025-08-28T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-to-testify-before-senate-in-wake-of-ousting-cdc-director\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:33:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T18:33:48","slug":"rfk-jr-to-testify-before-senate-in-wake-of-ousting-cdc-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rfk-jr-to-testify-before-senate-in-wake-of-ousting-cdc-director\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. to testify before Senate in wake of ousting CDC director"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that Robert F. kennedy Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is scheduled to testify before the Senate Finance committee on September 4 regarding the president’s 2026 health care agenda. This hearing comes shortly after Kennedy ordered the firing of Susan Monarez,the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),who had been in the position for less than a month.Monarez described her dismissal as “legally deficient,” arguing that only former President Donald Trump had the authority to remove her. The firing triggered further resignations within the CDC and has led to potential legal challenges<\/a>. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Trump personally fired Monarez after she allegedly refused to resign at Kennedy’s request. Senate members,including Sen. Bill Cassidy and Senate Finance Committee chairman Mike crapo, expressed concern over the high-profile departures<\/a> and emphasized the need for oversight. Kennedy blamed the turmoil on disagreements over vaccine policy, a topic on which he has a history of skepticism. He stated that the agency was in trouble but is being fixed,implying some current employees may no longer work there.

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