WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), ranking member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, today released the following statement slamming Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. following new document releases indicating that Kennedy lied to Congress during his confirmation hearing about promoting anti-vaccine propaganda.
Newly public emails indicate that Kennedy traveled to Samoa in 2019 to promote unscientific claims about vaccine safety. Kennedy's visit preceded a measles outbreak in Samoa that killed 83 people, mostly young children.
"Today's revelations make cl...