U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Senate that the CDC failed to do its job.
By Catholics for Catholics
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the United States was the unhealthiest country in the world, claiming the Center for Control Disease had failed to do its job, citing it as a reason for the recent firing of its director.
“If we don’t end chronic diseases, we will be the sickest country in the world. That’s why we have to fire people in the CDC,” Kennedy told the Senate Finance Committee Thursday. “They did not do their job. This was their job, to keep us healthy. I need to fire some of those people to make sure this does not happen again.”
“This morning, I got the latest numbers from the CDC, 76.4 percent of Americans now have a chronic disease. This is stunning. When my uncle was president, 11 percent, 1950 was three percent,” Kennedy said. “Eight out of 10 of our kids can’t qualify for military service. This is a national security issue. When my uncle was President, we spent zero on chronic diseases. Today we spent 1.3 trillion dollars. The biggest cause, it’s increasing.”
“All the arguments republicans and democrats have about the single, about Obama Care or the various ways of allocating health dollars, they are all like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic,” Kennedy said.
RFK JR says that America is the sickest country in the world.
— Catholics for Catholics 🇺🇲 (@CforCatholics) September 4, 2025
Studies show that 76.4% of Americans now suffer a chronic disease. 75 years ago it was only 3%. It’s not just the CDC and the vaccines, it’s the FDA, Big Pharma, GMOs, junk food, sedentary lifestyle, etc. MAHA! https://t.co/MGaZy2qCEo
Kennedy Jr. came under fiery questioning from Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday, for defending his ousting of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, adding that he might need to fire even more people at the agency.
According to Newmax, President Donald Trump fired Monarez after she defied changes to the vaccine policy promoted by Kennedy that she believed contradicted scientific evidence.
In an opinion piece published in The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, Monarez said she had been ordered to preapprove vaccine recommendations, and that her firing was part of a broader push to weaken U.S. vaccine standards. Kennedy countered before the Senate Finance Committee that he had never told Monarez she needed to pre-approve decisions.
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