Sanders presses Cassidy for hearing on RFK Jr. vaccine claims

Sen. Bernie Sanders is pressuring Sen. Bill Cassidy, who chairs the Senate HELP Committee, to hold a hearing examining Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claims linking vaccines to autism, which Sanders characterizes as a "dangerous misinformation campaign." Kennedy, who leads the HHS under the Trump administration, has long promoted vaccine skepticism despite scientific consensus showing no link between vaccines and autism. Sanders's call for a hearing reflects deepening tension between administration officials and lawmakers concerned about public health messaging from the nation's top health agency. Cassidy's response will signal whether Senate Republicans are willing to scrutinize Kennedy's health claims or defer to the administration's vaccine skeptic leadership.