RFK Jr Slams Bernie Sanders for Taking ‘Millions of Dollars from Big Pharma: ‘We Need to Get Rid of These Conflicts’
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has called Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) out to his face for “accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry.”
During a heated line of questioning at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, Kennedy accused Sanders and other senators of a conflict of interest regarding pharmaceutical companies.
Kennedy made the remarks while testifying before the Senate Committee on Health.
During the hearing, RFK Jr. called out senators on the panel for criticizing him while at the same time taking donations from pharmaceutical companies.
Sanders, among them, has spent much of his career advocating to improve the healthcare industry.
“Almost all the members of this panel, including yourself, are accepting millions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry and protecting their interests,” Kennedy told Sanders.
“All the people here who are defending this current system and defending these pharmaceutical industry profits, many of whom are taking huge amounts of money from the pharmaceutical industry, millions of dollars. …
“This is not making our country healthier.
“We need to get rid of these conflicts,” Kennedy declared.