Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got into a heated arguement on Capitol Hill Wednesday with Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., during a hearing about HHS's budget for fiscal year 2026. (Getty Images; Fox News)
"I can't tell you that now, Sen. Murray," Kennedy responded. "What I can tell you is that if you contact my office tomorrow, I'll look specifically into that."
However, that answer from Kennedy was "not acceptable" to the senator.
"That is not acceptable. I want an answer," Murray shot back, eventually demanding Kennedy provide her an update on Natalie's case within 24 hours.
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"Wouldn't you rather get her into that clinical trial as fast as you can?" Kennedy shot back.
"Absolutely," Murray said.
"All right, so if you contact my office tomorrow, this is a …," Kennedy said before Murray cut him off.
"Natalie is sitting there waiting for treatment, you're here to …" Murray said before Kennedy interjected to remind her he was trying to help with Natalie's circumstances.
"I'm offering to help here, but you don't care. You don't care about Natalie," Kennedy told Murray, noting during the hearing he wanted do "everything in [his] power to try to get Natalie into [the clinical trial quicker.]"
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before the House Appropriations Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building May 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)
Kennedy told lawmakers he didn't know of any agency head who wants to see budgets slashed, but he pointed out he is not the president, who, Kennedy said, has a "broader vision" than he does when it comes to spending priorities.
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"We must spend smarter," Kennedy said Wednesday in response to inquiries about the Trump administration's cuts at HHS. "We will shift funding away from bureaucracy toward direct impact."
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