RFK Jr.’s Hearing With Senate HELP Committee: A Live Discussion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Wednesday about President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2026 Department of Health and Human Services budget request. That followed a morning hearing with the House Appropriations Committee. The sessions were the first time Kennedy appeared before Congress following the mass layoffs at HHS, funding cuts, and other changes.

What are the biggest takeaways? What comes next? Tune in at 4 p.m. ET for a post-hearing discussion with KFF Health News correspondents Julie Rovner, Stephanie Armour, and Darius Tahir and KFF’s Jennifer Kates, a senior vice president and the director of the Global Health & HIV Policy program.