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May 14, 2025

NBC 4 Washington: Sen. Alsobrooks says Kennedy is ‘wrong person’ for HHS job

By Zoë Richards

May 14, 2025

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., speaks during a Senate confirmation hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., questioned Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as he testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee this afternoon, suggesting that he was unsuitable for the Cabinet job.

“I’ve been sitting through this hearing all day today, and have noted that you’ve been unable, in most instances, to answer any specific questions relating to your agency,” Alsobrooks said.

Kennedy responded by saying he hasn’t “been given time.”

“Well, no, you have been given time,” Alsobrooks pushed back. “You’ve been unable to answer specific questions, sir. You are the wrong person for this job.”

Alsobrooks filed a resolution of disapproval yesterday against Kennedy and called for his resignation.

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NBC 4 Washington