CNN: On whether she regrets voting for RFK Jr: “No… I have been able to work with him on several important issues.”
Augusta, Maine – Today, Susan Collins again doubled down on her full throated support for Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr., offering zero regrets on her vote to confirm him even as he slashes cancer research funding, guts health agencies keeping Americans safe and healthy, eliminates Maine jobs and cancels $91 million in funding for Maine public health programs.
Here are just a few headlines highlighting the devastating impacts of Collins-confirmed RFK Jr.’s work:
Associated Press: Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
Los Angeles Times: RFK Jr. makes sweeping cuts in federal health programs, including CDC, FDA
NPR: RFK Jr. stands by deep cuts to health budget during contentious hearings
Axios: NIH funding cuts put current and future cancer patients at risk
NPR: RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction
Associated Press: NIH research cuts threaten the search for life-saving cures and jobs in every state
WMTW: Dozens of workers laid off from Maine CDC due to federal funding cuts
CBS News: RFK Jr. removes every member of CDC vaccine advisory committee
Bottom line: Susan Collins’ continued embrace of RFK Jr. makes Mainers less safe. While Americans disapprove of RFK Jr.’s work, Collins continues to support him.
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