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FBI Director Kash Patel bristled at Democratic lawmakers during a congressional budget hearing, defending himself against a report claiming his “excessive drinking” impaired his job and offering a brash defense of his record.
During a three-hour House Ways & Means hearing, RFK Jr. faced Democrats who criticized his vaccine stance and handling of the measles outbreak, while he tried to shift the discussion to chronic disease and presented a plan to cut HHS funding by about $16 billion. A judge had previously blocked several of his vaccine-policy changes, and lawmakers debated vaccine safety and autism research as Kennedy pressed a broader health-reform agenda.
During a budget hearing at the Senate Finance Committee, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra refused to answer questions about what percentage of his workforce is still teleworking. Sen. Bill Cassidy repeatedly asked Becerra how many HHS employees are still working from home, but received no direct response. Cassidy also pressed Becerra on whether HHS has VPN data from employees’ computers that show they are working from home, but also got no answer.