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NBC News
15-05-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Ben & Jerry's co-founder arrested after Senate protest
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, was arrested at a Senate committee hearing after a pro-Gaza protest. Cohen was one of seven people detained after interrupting the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
US Health Secretary Kennedy to testify before Senate panel May 14
Washington: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the U.S. Senate's health committee on May 14, the panel said on Friday, more than a month after its Republican chairman called him to speak amid dramatic changes at the department he oversees. Kennedy had been expected to appear before the Senate Health , Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in an April hearing to discuss the firing of 10,000 people from the Department of Health and Human Services , and other structural changes at its regulatory agencies. The hearing was called off over a procedural issue and Kennedy embarked on a multi-stop U.S. tour, including a visit with a Texas family whose 8-year-old child had died after being infected with measles. At the hearing later this month, Kennedy is set to discuss President Donald Trump 's proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, the Republican-led committee said in a statement. The White House's proposal, released on Friday, calls on Congress to slash domestic spending, including drastic cuts to the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are both part of Kennedy's HHS department. Kennedy's scheduled testimony comes amid rising concerns about U.S. measles and bird flu outbreaks, as well as other issues. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine advocate who has said vaccination is a personal choice, has spread misleading claims about the measles shots and alternative treatments, even as he said last month that vaccines are the best protection against the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease. Susan Heavey Editing by Bill Berkrot )
Reuters
02-05-2025
- Health
- Reuters
US Health Secretary Kennedy to testify before Senate panel May 14
WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the U.S. Senate's health committee on May 14, the panel said on Friday, more than a month after its Republican chairman called him to speak amid dramatic changes at the department he oversees. Kennedy had been expected to appear before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in an April hearing to discuss the firing of 10,000 people from the Department of Health and Human Services, and other structural changes at its regulatory agencies. The hearing was called off over a procedural issue and Kennedy embarked on a multi-stop U.S. tour, including a visit with a Texas family whose 8-year-old child had died after being infected with measles. At the hearing later this month, Kennedy is set to discuss President Donald Trump's proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal year, the Republican-led committee said in a statement. The White House's proposal, released on Friday, calls on Congress to slash domestic spending, including drastic cuts to the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which are both part of Kennedy's HHS department. Kennedy's scheduled testimony comes amid rising concerns about U.S. measles and bird flu outbreaks, as well as other issues. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine advocate who has said vaccination is a personal choice, has spread misleading claims about the measles shots and alternative treatments, even as he said last month that vaccines are the best protection against the highly contagious and potentially deadly disease.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Democrats press McMahon on ‘minimal' education policy experience ahead of hearing
Two Democratic senators are pressing President Trump's Education Department secretary pick Linda McMahon over her 'minimal' experience in education policy and broader views on education ahead of her confirmation hearing Thursday. 'You have a minimal track record on education issues and strikingly little experience pertaining to education policy,' Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote in a letter to McMahon on Tuesday. 'This lack of a public record means that the American people have not been afforded the opportunity to evaluate your views on topics related to the Education Secretary's core responsibilities,' the senators added. McMahon, who served in Trump's first term as administrator of the Small Business Administration, is best known for serving as head of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for decades. She served for a year on the Connecticut board of education in 2009 and for several years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. The Senate Democrats said they want to know more from McMahon about her views relating 'to the student loan system and higher education affordability, and the extent to which they overlap with certain extreme stances taken by President Trump, his Project 2025 allies' and former education officials. The senators listed dozens of questions they want McMahon to be prepared to answer on Thursday, with the first set related to Trump's plan to diminish the Department of Education. They want to know if McMahon supports this effort and whether she will commit to not weakening or eliminating certain programs such as administering federal student aid. Trump has pushed to dismantle the Education Department and has charged billionaire ally Elon Musk with slashing billions of dollars in federal spending. Musk has cheered on efforts to gut the agency, declaring on social media at one point late last week that the department 'doesn't exist.' Other questions the Democrats want McMahon to be prepared for will be about Project 2025 and the student loan system. 'We need a higher education system that is accessible to all Americans, not just those with the means to afford skyrocketing costs without taking on student debt. The next Secretary of Education must fight for the best interests of students and families, not greedy and predatory for-profit colleges and inept loan servicers, and must reject extreme policies and efforts to eliminate the Department,' they wrote. 'We ask that you come to your hearing prepared to provide answers to our questions so that the Senate — and the American people — can better understand your policy positions and how you would lead' the Education Department, the senators concluded. Trump has praised his Education secretary pick while saying he wants her to put herself 'out of a job' amid efforts to end the department. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
11-02-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Democrats press McMahon on ‘minimal' education policy experience ahead of hearing
A pair of Democratic senators is pressing President Trump's Education secretary pick Linda McMahon over her 'minimal' experience in education policy and broader views on education ahead of her confirmation hearing Thursday. '[Y]ou have a minimal track record on education issues and strikingly little experience pertaining to education policy,' Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote in a letter to McMahon on Tuesday. 'This lack of a public record means that the American people have not been afforded the opportunity to evaluate your views on topics related to the Education Secretary's core responsibilities,' the senators added. McMahon, who served in Trump's first term as administrator of the Small Business Administration, is best known for serving as head of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) for decades. She served for a year on the Connecticut Board of Education in 2009 and for several years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. The Senate Democrats said they want to know more from McMahon about her views relating 'to the student loan system and higher education affordability, and the extent to which they overlap with certain extreme stances taken by President Trump, his Project 2025 allies' and former education officials. The senators listed dozens of questions they want McMahon to be prepared to answer on Thursday, with the first set related to Trump's plan to dimish the Department of Education. They want to know if McMahon supports this effort and if she will commit to not weakening or eliminating certain programs such as administering federal student aid. Trump has pushed to dismantle the Education Department and has charged billionaire ally Elon Musk with slashing billions of dollars in federal spending. Musk has cheered on efforts to gut the agency, declaring on social media at one point late last week that the department ' doesn't exist.' Other questions the Democrats want McMahon to be prepared for will be about Project 2025 and the student loan system. 'We need a higher education system that is accessible to all Americans, not just those with the means to afford skyrocketing costs without taking on student debt. The next Secretary of Education must fight for the best interests of students and families, not greedy and predatory for-profit colleges and inept loan servicers, and must reject extreme policies and efforts to eliminate the Department,' they wrote. 'We ask that you come to your hearing prepared to provide answers to our questions so that the Senate—and the American people—can better understand your policy positions and how you would lead ED,' the senators concluded. Trump has praised his Education secretary pick while saying he wants her to put herself 'out of a job' amid efforts to end the department.
