Senators grill Dr. Oz in his bid to lead agency that oversees Medicare, Medicaid

Television host and surgeon Mehmet Oz was grilled during a Senate hearing on his bid to run agency that provides health coverage for 160 million.

USA TODAY

A letter was delivered to the U.S. Senate in the attempt to build support for RFK, Jr., an incredible danger to American public health. It was called “Doctors for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”. The letter said it was sent by physicians who supported him as the next Secretary of Health & Human Services.

The problem? Many of the names were of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended, or faced other discipline. At least 75 were nurses, not doctors, and more than 90 of the “signers” did not have any medical credentials at all.

More details below:
https://www.skepticallibrarian.com/2025/02/02/fraudulent-support-for-rfk-jr/

#HHS #CDC #FDA #fraud #ConfirmationHearings

Fraudulent Support for RFK Jr – The Skeptical Librarian

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The Contrarian

Washington’s Patty Murray grills unqualified HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Junior over his past behavior and statements

The former chair of the Senator Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions joined other Democratic senators in asking extremely pointed questions of the nominee during the second of two confirmation hearings.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/01/washingtons-patty-murray-grills-unqualified-hhs-nominee-robert-f-kennedy-junior-over-his-past-behavior-and-statements.html

#ConfirmationHearings #GlobalHealth #Nutrition

Washington's Patty Murray grills unqualified HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Junior over his past behavior and statements - NPI's Cascadia Advocate

The former chair of the Senator Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions joined other Democratic senators in asking extremely pointed questions of the nominee during the second of two confirmation hearings.

NPI's Cascadia Advocate
#Politics #KashPatel #ConfirmationHearings
It’s not just Democrats concerns Patel. Way back Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr rejected Patel as deputy director of the FBI, telling t Chief of Staff Mark Meadows that Patel would be appointed over “my dead body.” Strong words coming from man who complacently did Donald Trump’s bidding in most other regards. Then there’s Atlantic article ..as “many of the nearly forty” of Patel’s former Trump Admin spoke only do so if anonymous retaliation. JV

#Politics #KashPatel #ConfirmationHearings

“Senator Chuck Grassley told Patel, “Public trust in the FBI is low. Only 41% of the American public thinks the FBI is doing a good job … Mr. Patel, it’ll be your job to restore the public’s trust and return the FBI to its core mission of fighting crime.”
That’s going to be a heavy lift since Patel struggled with the truth today, having no recollection of unflattering details about his past and continuing to puff his resume…”
Joyce Vance

There’s someone at RFK Jr’s confirmation hearing wearing a respirator and holding a sign that says “vaccines save lives”

This is the way. Calm, cool & collected but sending a strong message that COVID isn’t over, no one is expendable and anti-science is dangerous.

Thank you Lone Masker!

#uspoli #vaccines #rfkjr #ConfirmationHearings #MasksWork #covidisairborne #covidisnotover

@Nonilex

When has a Republican NOT lied during confirmation hearings? Of course #RFKJr will say he won't take money from the drug industry, but of course WE all know he will, as soon as he can. #ConfirmationHearings #GOP #GOPLiars

What's the use of having #ConfirmationHearings if the confirmers are all sold-out lacky mindless drones?

#Politics #USpolitics #CDNpoli #EUpolitics #trumpCRASH #enemywithin

#Politics #nationalsecurity #military #ConfirmationHearings #defence

“…Further, CNN national security correspondent Natasha Bertrand reported that almost an hour after Trump became president, “current and former Pentagon officials say they don’t know who is currently in charge of the Defense Department,” a key position to maintain U.S. security against adversaries who might take advantage of transition moments to push against American defenses…”

Heather Cox Richardson