Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s well being secretary nominee, levied a stunning accusation final week towards the lawmakers who questioned him aggressively throughout his affirmation hearings: That they’re purchased and paid for by “Huge Pharma.”
Because the Senate considers Kennedy’s nomination, the speaking level has swept throughout social media. Particularly, the costs have focused two lawmakers usually seen as pharma foes: Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). Each will vote Tuesday on whether or not to advance Kennedy’s nomination to the complete Senate.
“By the best way, Bernie, the issue of corruption is not only within the federal companies, it’s in Congress too,” Kennedy mentioned to Sanders throughout certainly one of his affirmation hearings final week. “Virtually all of the members of this panel, together with your self, are accepting tens of millions of {dollars} from the pharmaceutical trade and defending their pursuits.”
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