Health Secretary Defends Spending Cuts During Senate Hearing On HHS Budget

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. emphasized administrative cost reductions and defended budget decisions during a Senate hearing on HHS funding. Some senators, however, expressed concerns over the impacts spending cuts had on essential health programs.

Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies during a Senate budget hearing.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a Senate budget hearing on 14 March. (Source: screenshot from YouTube)

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