Lawmakers, health groups call on RFK Jr. to restore public comment on HHS business

Democratic lawmakers in Congress are pushing back on health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to suspend public comment on much of his agency’s business. 

May 1, 2025 - 18:00
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Lawmakers, health groups call on RFK Jr. to restore public comment on HHS business

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers in Congress, including a member of the influential Senate Finance Committee, are pushing back on health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to suspend public comment on much of his agency’s business. 

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and other House and Senate Democrats introduced twin resolutions in Congress Thursday calling on the administration to reverse course. Dozens of patient advocacy groups, hospital associations, labor groups, and reproductive health advocates have endorsed the resolution. 

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