两名助手向ABC新闻证实，HHS部长小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪下周将在参议院财政委员会作证。计划重点讨论“总统2026年医疗保健议程”
目前还不清楚听证会在2011年之前是否已经在进行中最近的人员调整但小组中的民主党人可能会将他们的问题集中在白宫最近驱逐疾病预防控制中心主任苏珊·莫纳雷斯和该机构其他高调离职的努力上。
听证会将在许多民主党人要求肯尼迪辞职之际举行。
参议院将于周二结束为期一个月的八月休会返回华盛顿。参议院财政委员会听证会定于美国东部时间9月4日星期四上午10点举行。
RFK Jr. to testify before Senate Finance Committee next week amid CDC controversy
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Finance Committee next week, two aides confirmed to ABC News. It is scheduled to focus on "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda."
It's unclear if the hearing was in the works before therecent staffing shakeupsat the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but Democrats on the panel are likely to focus their questions on the White House's recent efforts to oust CDC Director Susan Monarez and other high-profile departures at the agency.
The hearing will come as a number of Democrats are calling for Kennedy's resignation.
The Senate returns to Washington from its monthlong August recess on Tuesday. The Senate Finance Committee hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 4, at 10 a.m. ET.
