September 17, 2025
“There is no science”
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Today, the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) heard testimony from former CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez. In response, 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton released the following statement:
“In today’s HELP Senate Hearing, ex-CDC Director Dr. Susan Monarez clearly laid out RFK Jr.’s attempts to undermine trust in science and vaccines. Her bombshell testimony revealed that RFK Jr. claimed that ‘there is no science or evidence with vaccines schedules’ and that he demanded pre-approval for all changes made by his newly minted vaccine committee stacked with skeptics. This is America’s top health official.
“Dr. Monarez’s powerful testimony pulled back the curtain on this administration and exposed RFK Jr.’s anti-vax directives, which directly contradict his statements under oath in previous Senate hearings. RFK Jr. is a liar and cannot be trusted to lead our nation’s public health agencies.
“Today, our children are at higher risk for previously eradicated diseases: measles, polio, rubella, and more—and tomorrow, RFK Jr.’s new vaccine committee will begin to discuss and vote on new recommendations for childhood vaccines that prevent deadly infectious diseases—including the MMRV and Hepatitis B vaccines—without providing any data to CDC directors ahead of time. If RFK Jr. is not fired or removed, he will continue bulldozing the CDC to advance his anti-vaccine agenda.”
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