Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., before a House committee Wednesday morning, defended the department's response to the measles outbreak, saying the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is doing a better job than any country in the world in controlling the highly contagious virus.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before two congressional committees on Wednesday about the mass layoffs in the department since he was sworn in on Feb. 13 and his response to the measles outbreak affecting thousands of people.

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) joins Chris Jansing ahead of the Senate HELP Committee questioning Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his budget cuts and measles response. Sen. Markey also weighs in on President Trump's plan to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a bizarre new “explanation” for the deadly measles outbreak sweeping western Texas. According to public health experts, the country’s worst measles outbreak in years is being fueled by vaccination hesitancy, which critics say Kennedy has stoked for years.

But on Wednesday, the man responsible for running the nation’s public health response ... Jr. justified a religious Texas community’s decision not to receive the vaccine by claiming that the ...

Lawmakers seek answers to questions about sweeping cuts to federal public health infrastructure but Kennedy stays mum.

What I would say is my opinions about vaccines are irrelevant," Kennedy said. "I don't think people should be taking advice, medical advice, from me."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified on May 14 before the House Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committees.