Rantz: RFK Jr. eviscerates and steamrolls Sen. Patty Murray at committee hearing
May 20, 2025, 1:02 PM
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on March 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republicans are meeting as the Trump administration faces blowback after defense plans that were posted in a group chat including top cabinet officials on the Signal app were accidentally shared with Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine. (Photo: Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images)
(Photo: Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images)
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Sen. Patty Murray in what’s becoming an ongoing theme for the veteran Washington senator.
“You’ve presided here, I think, for 32 years. You presided over the destruction of the health of the American people,” Kennedy told Murray during a Tuesday subcommittee hearing. “Our people are now the sickest people in the world because you have not done your job.”
Murray’s best response? “Seriously?”
“What have you done about it? What have you done about the epidemic of chronic disease?” Kennedy shot back before Murray asked the chairperson to intervene and stop the public humiliation.
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Visibly rattled by yet another tense moment she’s endured, courtesy of Trump administration officials who won’t let her steamroll them, Murray continued with claims that Kennedy is making irresponsible cuts to HHS. Kennedy dismissed her point, saying he didn’t “trust” she was being honest.
Patty Murray keeps getting humiliated at hearings
Murray was recently called out by FBI Director Kash Patel during a separate contentious hearing where the senator attempted to earn a soundbite.
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