WATCH: Hassan grills RFK Jr. on health effects of Trump’s order increasing glyphosate production
Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., questioned Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s executive order to increase production of the pesticide glyphosate, and whether that means “more Americans are likely to be exposed to this chemical and get cancer.”
Hassan noted that Kennedy, who was testifying before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in a hearing on President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request, testified this week that he believes glyphosate causes cancer and that he was unhappy with the decision, which Trump argues is for national security.
Hassan later accused Kennedy of changing his testimony over time on the issue.
In an earlier hearing, Kennedy faced questioning about his stance on vaccines, Trump’s drug website known as Trump Rx, as well as proposed cuts to Medicaid and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, a physician and influential chair of the Senate Health Committee, had opportunities in both hearings Wednesday to press Kennedy, whose approach to vaccines he’s criticized in the past.
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