Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify Wednesday on the White House’s 2026 budget request for his agency.
Kennedy is expected to testify before the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, May 14 at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above.
Kennedy will also testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
Watch the Senate HELP hearing live in the video below.
The Republican budget bill now being reviewed by House committees calls for billions of dollars of savings that would be made through changes to Medicaid. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, an estimated 8.6 million people would lose health care coverage over the next decade under this plan.
Kennedy may also be questioned about the Food and Drug Administration’s announcement Tuesday it will be reviewing fluoride-containing supplements with the aim of taking them off the market.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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