Senators Request Documents From Kennedy’s Anti-Vaccine Advocacy Organization Regarding His Travel to Samoa Prior to the Deaths of Dozens of Children from Measles
Washington, D.C. – Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., opened an investigation into evidence that Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., lied to Congress about his travel to Samoa prior to a measles outbreak that killed 83 Samoans, mostly children.
“We are beginning an investigation into evidence that Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. unlawfully lied to Congress on multiple occasions,” the senators wrote. “In Samoa and in the United States, unvaccinated children have died tragic and preventable deaths during measles outbreaks. I also intend to hold Secretary Kennedy accountable for any false statements made to Congress, a crime that undermines the Senate’s ability to fulfill its constitutional duties.”
During his confirmation hearing, Robert Kennedy told senators that his 2019 trip to Samoa had “nothing to do with vaccines.” However, there is a growing body of evidence that this statement was patently false. The letter comes as the United States is experiencing the worst measles outbreak in decades, with more than 5,000 cases nationwide and 8 deaths.
The letter requests all documents related to Kennedy’s travel to Samoa, as well as communications between Children’s Health Defense and the federal government since Donald Trump began his second term, among other information.
The text of the letter is here.
A web version of this release is here.
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