Key GOP senator declines to elaborate on planned 'oversight' of RFK Jr. after CDC exodus

Source: Yahoo! News/NBC News

Tue, September 2, 2025 at 9:08 PM EDT


WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., the chair of the health committee, is holding his cards close to the vest, declining to elaborate after he said he will conduct “oversight” of the country's top health official and a recent shake-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Cassidy, a doctor who has been supportive of vaccines, is in a delicate position as the top Republican on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee who provided a pivotal vote to confirm Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he secured assurances about vaccines. Cassidy is also running for re-election next year.

Cassidy declined Tuesday to say whether he regrets his vote for Kennedy or whether he has confidence in him after Kennedy triggered CDC Director Susan Monarez's removal, leading to a spate of resignations by top CDC employees who accused Kennedy of undermining an influential vaccine committee.

“I am reserving judgment because we don’t know who’s right or wrong,” Cassidy told NBC News in the Capitol. “But the president of the United States wants radical transparency. I totally agree with Donald J. Trump. We need radical transparency because what is at stake here is children’s health, and we need to focus on those issues related to children.”

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