Health Care Voices
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To: Congress
RFK Jr. is not fit to lead the Department of Health and Human Services!
Health care advocates, people with serious medical conditions, and their loved ones are deeply concerned about the public health ramifications of appointing RFK Jr. to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
RFK Jr.’s appointment is reckless and irresponsible. And it’s the duty of Congress to protect the American people. Sign the petition to urge Congress to do its job and BLOCK RFK Jr.’s nomination in the name of public health!
Why is this important?
Did you know RFK Jr. wanted to stop infectious disease drug development and research for 8 years? He supports defunding lifesaving research that is used to develop treatments and cures for diseases. [1]
Did you know RFK Jr. does not believe infectious diseases are an enormous threat to public health? [2] With him in charge, it could lead to a deadly resurgence in illnesses like measles and polio.
Did you know RFK Jr. promoted anti-vaccine conspiracy theories in American Samoa that led to a measles outbreak which killed 83 people, mainly children? [3] His dangerous fringe beliefs have a body count.
Did you know RFK Jr. has no experience running a government agency, let alone an organization this big? The Department of Health and Human Services oversees 13 sub-agencies and has a budget of well over $1 trillion and more than 80,000 employees. [4] He is too inexperienced to oversee Medicare and Medicaid for 125 million Americans each year.
RFK Jr. is a dangerous threat to America's health. Tell your Senators to oppose his nomination now!
Sources:
Sources:
1. "RFK Jr pushes for 'break' in infectious diseases research," The Independent, November 4, 2023
2. "RFK Jr. Claims 'Vaccine Research' Likely Responsible for HIV and the Spanish Flu," Rolling Stone, June 27, 2023
3. "The controversial changes RFK Jr. could make to vaccine policy as HHS chief," PBS News, December 10, 2024
4. "'He's not a manager': Former RFK Jr. staffers on how he’d run HHS," Politico, November 28, 2024