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Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Politics Sep 17

What ousted CDC director Monarez revealed about RFK Jr. during a Senate hearing

By Lisa Desjardins, Jonah Anderson

Politics Sep 17

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
WATCH: Ousted CDC Director Monarez says that RFK Jr. disparaged CDC employees

"He said during the COVID outbreak, CDC told hospitals to turn away sick COVID patients until they had blue lips before allowing them to get treatment," Monarez said.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Sep 17

Former CDC Director Monarez testifies at U.S. Senate committee hearing, in Washington, D.C.
WATCH: Ousted CDC chief says RFK Jr. incorrectly claimed childhood vaccine schedule had no evidence

Kennedy said that the CDC had "never collected" scientific evidence on the recommended childhood vaccine schedule, Monarez testified.

By Joshua Barajas

Politics Sep 17

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
WATCH: Former CDC director says RFK Jr. didn’t call her after agency shooting

Monarez told Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., that she didn't speak with Kennedy until a handful of days after the shooting.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Politics Sep 17

Composite image of Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., former CDC director Susan Monarez and Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La.
WATCH: Sen. Mullin cites recording as he accuses CDC leader of repeatedly lying, later walks it back

Mullin later clarified to reporters that he was mistaken and that Monarez and Kennedy's meeting was not recorded.

By Hannah Grabenstein

Sep 17

WATCH: Former CDC leader Dr. Debra Houry says RFK Jr. should resign

By Joshua Barajas

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., asked Dr. Debra Houry during a hearing about upheaval at the agency if she believed that Kennedy is “incompetent and dangerous to the American people's health.”…

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Sep 17

WATCH: Ousted CDC Director Monarez testifies on what led to her firing

By Joshua Barajas

“Even under pressure I could not replace evidence with ideology or compromise my integrity,” Monarez said.

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Sep 17

WATCH: Ousted CDC Director Monarez’s opening statement in Senate hearing on RFK Jr., kids’ health

By Erica R. Hendry

Kennedy has denied Monarez' claims and told senators earlier this month that she was lying.

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Sep 17

WATCH: Ousted CDC head Monarez warns senators that RFK Jr. is endangering public health

By Amanda Seitz, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

America’s public health system is headed to a “very dangerous place” with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his team of anti-vaccine advisers in charge, fired Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Susan Monarez warned senators on Wednesday.

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Sep 04

WATCH: RFK Jr. says fired CDC director lying about being asked to back non-scientific vaccine policy

By Erica R. Hendry, Joshua Barajas

In her column in The Wall Street Jounral, Monarez lambasted Kennedy and his "deliberate effort to weaken America's public-health system and vaccine protections."…

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