Today I take pen in hand to write and urge you to oppose and Vote NO on Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s nomination to serve as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kennedy regularly promotes conspiracy theories without evidentiary basis. We can expect that he would use his elevated platform in this role to spread his dangerous anti-science views. This could have a durable and consequential impact beyond any particular policy changes he advocates.
He has perpetuated skepticism of the established scientific fact that the HIV virus causes AIDS, and touted racist pseudoscience about vaccines and COVID. He’s made baseless claims that environmental chemical exposure causes children to become gay or transgender.
There are simply too many examples to include in one letter. The bottom line is that such anti-science views are disqualifying for someone tasked with serving as the top public health official in the nation.
Kennedy has also made clear he would dismantle the very public health institutions he would be charged with leading. He has publicly stated he would stop research on drug development and infectious disease, in order to give them “a break for about eight years.” He has also pledged to fire hundreds of National Institute of Health (NIH) employees, and that process has already begun.
We urge you to oppose this dangerous nominee, and speak publicly on the matter why you will be voting NO. Thank you.
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