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RFK Jr. Stuns Critics in His First Major Hearing as HHS Secretary: "Everything You Said Was Essentially Dishonest"
Vigilant Fox ^ | 05/15/2025

Posted on 05/15/2025 2:11:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

RFK Jr. just walked into Congress and took down his biggest critics in one fell swoop.

This was a masterclass.

A dentist congressman came out swinging on fluoride. By the time Kennedy finished, he realized he picked the wrong fight.

Then, a Democrat tried to accuse Kennedy of politicizing children’s health—but he got emotional, broke through the noise, and completely flipped the script on her.

If you watch one thing today, make it this. Kennedy just took the MAHA agenda to the next level.

Right out of the gate in his first major congressional hearing as HHS Secretary, Kennedy laid out a sweeping plan to reshape HHS from the ground up.

Here’s what’s on deck:

“We intend to make the Trump HHS not just the most effective, but also the most compassionate in U.S. history,” Kennedy said.

Right out of the gate in his first major congressional hearing as HHS Secretary, Kennedy laid out a sweeping plan to reshape HHS from the ground up.

Here’s what’s on deck:

• Ending “gain-of-function experiments and research based upon radical gender ideology”

• A full-scale… pic.twitter.com/kptlIiHfet — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 14, 2025

Then came a tense back-and-forth with Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who tried to pin him down on tobacco prevention funding. Kennedy didn’t just answer—he flipped the entire narrative.

DeLauro asked, “Do you commit to following the law, again, fully obligating those funds so that we can help adults who want to quit using tobacco and prevent teens from becoming addicted?”

Kennedy fired back: Allow me to answer that by pointing out the absolute cataclysmic disorganization of this agency. Under your oversight, for 40 years, we had nine separate offices of Women’s Health.”

And he didn’t stop there.

“When we consolidate them, the Democrats say we’re eliminating them. We’re not. We’re still appropriating the 3.7 billion, but we’re not keeping all nine. We had eight separate offices for minority health. We eliminated one. We had 27 HIV offices.”

DeLauro tried to interrupt—“Okay, let me just. I’m going to—”

But Kennedy kept rolling: “We had 59 behavioral health programs.”

At that point, DeLauro backed off: “I’m well over time.”

Then came a tense back-and-forth with Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who tried to pin him down on tobacco funding. Kennedy didn’t just answer—he flipped the entire narrative.

DeLauro asked, “Do you commit to following the law, again, fully obligating those funds so that we can help… pic.twitter.com/QHceNdH2xu — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 14, 2025

One of the most jaw-dropping moments came when Rep. Mike Simpson, a dentist, tried to challenge Kennedy on fluoride—and instantly regretted it.

“We better put a lot more money into dental education because we’re going to need a whole lot more dentists [if we ban fluoride],” Simpson said.

The rebuttal was too easy for Kennedy.

“We now know that virtually all the benefit [from fluoride] is from topical, and we can get that through mouthwashes. We can get through fluoridated toothpastes.”

Then came the line that hit hard:

“The National Toxicity Program issued a report in August, a meta review of all the science that now exists on fluoride, and showed a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure dose and lower IQ.”

“Which is an issue that we all have to be concerned with. We want high IQ kids right now,” Kennedy added.

One of the most jaw-dropping moments came when Rep. Mike Simpson, a dentist, tried to challenge Kennedy on fluoride—and instantly regretted it.

“We better put a lot more money into dental education because we’re going to need a whole lot more dentists [if we ban fluoride],”… pic.twitter.com/dPta9V8TCu — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 14, 2025

Later, Rep. Steny Hoyer demanded answers on HHS budget cuts—but Kennedy was ready with numbers and a blunt dose of reality.

“We’re spending $2 trillion a year that we don’t have!”

He followed up: “When you’re spending $2 trillion more than you have, you have to make cuts.”

Hoyer pressed again. Kennedy stayed firm.

“The cuts that were done were cuts that were to duplication, to redundancy, to streamlining,” he said. “We increased our workforce 70% in four years. So we were going back to the 2019 levels.”

Later, Rep. Steny Hoyer demanded answers on HHS budget cuts—but Kennedy was ready with numbers and a blunt dose of reality.

“We’re spending $2 trillion a year that we don’t have!”

He followed up: “When you’re spending $2 trillion more than you have, you have to make cuts.”… pic.twitter.com/WKZ1GCZuPY — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 14, 2025

Then came a moment of visible deflation from Rep. Mark Pocan, who tried—repeatedly—to get Kennedy to endorse vaccines.

“If you had a child today, would you vaccinate that child for measles?” Pocan asked.

Kennedy didn’t bite.

“What I would say is my opinions about vaccines are irrelevant,” he said. “I think what we’re going to try to do is to lay out the pros and cons, the risks and benefits accurately as we understand them.”

Pocan pressed again: “Can you talk about chickenpox?”

Kennedy exposed a reality Pocan didn’t want to hear:

“Again, I don’t want to give advice. I can tell you in Europe, they don’t use the chickenpox vaccine specifically because the preclinical trial shows that when you inoculate the population for chickenpox, you get shingles in older people, which is more dangerous.”

Desperate for something, Pocan asked, “Polio?”

“Again, I don’t want to be giving advice,” Kennedy replied.

Pocan backed off with a clear look of disappointment: “That’s fair. No, that’s fair. Like I said, I was not doing it as a gotcha…”

Then came a moment of visible deflation from Rep. Mark Pocan, who tried—repeatedly—to get Kennedy to endorse vaccines.

“If you had a child today, would you vaccinate that child for measles?” Pocan asked.

Kennedy didn’t bite.

“What I would say is my opinions about vaccines are… pic.twitter.com/lnpBEIfpGH — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 14, 2025

One of the most shocking revelations came when Kennedy pointed to corruption inside NIH as the reason we still don’t have a cure for Alzheimer’s.

“For 20 years, because of utter corruption and fraud, we were directing Alzheimer’s research to one hypothesis, and any other hypothesis was shut down,” he said.

“We should have the cure for Alzheimer’s today. We don’t have it PURELY because of corruption at NIH. And we are going to have it quickly.

Rep. Lois Frankel attacked Kennedy’s use of HHS funds, characterizing it as Elon Musk randomly plugging numbers into a computer to make decisions.

Kennedy fired back, taking offense at that false narrative.

“Everything that you said was essentially dishonest,” he told her.

Rep. Lois Frankel attacked Kennedy’s use of HHS funds, characterizing it as Elon Musk randomly plugging numbers into a computer to make decisions.

Kennedy fired back, taking offense at that false narrative.

“Everything that you said was essentially dishonest,” he told her. pic.twitter.com/ZZP4igMY0C — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 14, 2025

Later, Kennedy clashed with Rep. DeLauro once more. This time, he let loose.

“Look at our children, they’re the sickest children in the world,” he said passionately.

Kennedy delivered a direct blow to DeLauro, noting he succeeded where she failed.

“Congresswoman DeLauro, you say that you’ve worked for 20 years on getting food dye out. Then give me credit!” he exclaimed. “I got it out in 100 days.”

He then closed with a call to unity:

“So, let’s work together and do something that we all believe in, which is have healthy kids in our country for God’s sake. There’s no such thing as Republican children or Democratic children. There’s just kids, and we should all be concerned with them.”

Later, Kennedy clashed with Rep. DeLauro once more. This time, he let loose.

“Look at our children, they’re the sickest children in the world,” he said passionately.

Kennedy delivered a direct blow to DeLauro, noting he succeeded where she failed.

“Congresswoman DeLauro, you… pic.twitter.com/VBAL4NSniV — The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) May 14, 2025

Watch the full testimony below:


TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: democrats; hearing; hhs; iwbg; rfkjr; video
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1 posted on 05/15/2025 2:11:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
“Which is an issue that we all have to be concerned with. We want high IQ kids right now,” Kennedy added.

The lower IQ ones become Democrats.

2 posted on 05/15/2025 2:14:34 PM PDT by Mean Daddy
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To: Mean Daddy

Which is why the democrats are against Kennedy...


3 posted on 05/15/2025 2:18:16 PM PDT by packrat35 (Pureblood! No clot shot for me!)
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To: SeekAndFind
I'm glad RFK Jr. is a good debtor. That doesn't make him a medical doctor or medical expert does it? Since when did politicians become medical experts????

GET GOV'T OUT OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL INTERFERENCE WITH PRIVATE HEALTHCARE!!!!

IOW...

NUKE THE UNCONSTITUTIONAL HHS!!!!

4 posted on 05/15/2025 2:19:05 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: SeekAndFind

“We now know that virtually all the benefit [from fluoride] is from topical, and we can get that through mouthwashes. We can get through fluoridated toothpastes.”

I told a Biden/Harris voter this and it just went over her head. I tried to explain ion substitution into hydroxyapatite and it has to be topical to work. That didn’t go over well, she was befuddled.

“showed a direct inverse correlation between fluoride exposure dose and lower IQ.”

She didn’t believe me when I told her the same even though this has been known for decades. I guess she swallowed her toothpaste a lot when she was a kid. No wonder Democrats want it in our water.


5 posted on 05/15/2025 2:19:15 PM PDT by packagingguy
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To: SeekAndFind

We had on well water & talked to our doctor about getting fluoride drops for our kids. She said there was enough fluoride in the food we were eating & using toothpaste.


6 posted on 05/15/2025 2:23:31 PM PDT by Mean Daddy
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To: Jim W N

When MDs and the AMA say no one can talk about healthcare but them we get insanity


7 posted on 05/15/2025 2:31:30 PM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: SeekAndFind

Per the photo looks like Halloween came early this year


9 posted on 05/15/2025 2:35:21 PM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Every program listed should be canned.

Where is it written that the Federal government is responsible for educating people on fluoride?


10 posted on 05/15/2025 2:35:26 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: SeekAndFind

bfl


11 posted on 05/15/2025 2:42:30 PM PDT by mykroar ("It's Not the Nature of the Evidence; It's the Seriousness of the Charge." - El Rushbo)
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To: SeekAndFind

shouldnt it be possible to edit this instead of repeating everything 4 times ?


12 posted on 05/15/2025 3:06:21 PM PDT by Craftmore
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To: SeekAndFind

Mandrake, have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?


13 posted on 05/15/2025 3:14:36 PM PDT by Flag_This (They're lying.)
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To: SeekAndFind

RFK Jr. is for informed consent.

Deep State is not.

Nuff said.


14 posted on 05/15/2025 3:15:44 PM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: Mean Daddy
The lower IQ ones become Democrats.

Ding, ding, ding! The real reason.

15 posted on 05/15/2025 4:15:40 PM PDT by Sparticus (Primary the Tuesday group!)
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To: SeekAndFind
So, let’s work together and do something that we all believe in, which is have healthy kids in our country for God’s sake.

If he thinks that ugly broad gives a damn about children he’s sadly mistaken. Her only objective is power. Nothing else.

16 posted on 05/15/2025 5:51:41 PM PDT by Ditto
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To: SeekAndFind

bump


17 posted on 05/15/2025 6:12:31 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (Think about it: The Supreme Court is nine lawyers appointed for life by politicians. —David Horowitz)
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To: Mean Daddy
Lobotomy water from the faucets.

I have two bird baths on my property. For about a year now I keep them both clean, one with tap water, and one with water from the house dehumidifier. I alternate which is which. The birds will overwhelmingly drink and wash in the one that is not from the tap. I also remove rainwater as a part of the observations.

I also do the same with my Hummingbird feeders. They will feed from the one that isn't from tap water.

I found it interesting.

18 posted on 05/15/2025 6:17:41 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: mewzilla

📌✅👀


19 posted on 05/15/2025 6:31:01 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 thoe prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...
I did some errands today, then konked out in the recliner for a while, woke when the severe weather warning started making the phone chirp, then rode out a pretty pathetic severe weather condition for over an hour. In my day we were forced by our mommies to take cover in the basement. Climate change? Don't make me laugh.

20 posted on 05/15/2025 11:52:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Politics do not make strange bedfellows, and the enemy of your enemy may still be your enemy.)
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