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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Michael Sainato

More than 15,000 doctors urge Senate to reject RFK Jr as health secretary

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Robert F Kennedy Jr heads to a meeting with Senator Maggie Hassan on Capitol Hill on Wednesday in Washington DC. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

More than 15,000 doctors have signed a letter circulated by the Committee to Protect Health Care in opposition to Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr.

“As physicians who care deeply about the health and safety of our patients and communities, we are appalled by Donald Trump’s reckless decision to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS),” the letter states.

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