Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. corrected the record during his testimony before Congress on Friday morning after Democrat lawmakers spread false information about the Trump administration’s health care policies.
“It is the Democratic policy to benefit billionaires.”
Kennedy appeared before the House Education and Workforce Committee to answer questions about the HHS’ priorities.
Following his opening statement, Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.) posed the first question to Kennedy, asking whether he was responsible for the measles outbreak.
Kennedy acknowledged that he had been accused of that but said the accusation was “not science-based.”
“The measles outbreak began in January 2025, before I took office. The measles outbreak is not an American phenomenon; it is global,” he replied.
He explained that in 2025, the U.S. had approximately 2,200 measles cases, while Mexico had more than three times that amount despite having one-third of the U.S. population. Canada reportedly had twice as many cases even though its population was just one-eighth of that of the U.S. In Europe, the number of cases was nearly 10 times that in the U.S., despite having twice the U.S. population.
