Potential well being secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invested in biotechnology and had a number of sources of earnings in 2022 and 2023, monetary disclosures present.
The paperwork, which STAT obtained by a public data request, provide extra perception into Kennedy’s funds as he meets with lawmakers in Washington in hopes of securing his Senate affirmation. As head of the Division of Well being and Human Providers, Kennedy would wish to comply with a code of ethics that advises staff to keep away from monetary conflicts of curiosity — a problem he has made central to his “Make America Wholesome Once more” pitch. He would wish to cease training regulation, until it’s unpaid work as a neighborhood service, or the deputy legal professional common provides Kennedy permission to proceed.
Final 12 months, tax filings confirmed Kennedy remodeled $20,000 per week as chairman and chief authorized counsel of his nonprofit, Kids’s Well being Protection, earlier than stepping away to run for president. The brand new paperwork verify Kennedy took a go away of absence from his roles on the nonprofit on April 1, 2023, and stopped receiving pay and advantages.
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