And they’re very good (boldface mine):
1. At a 2022 anti-vaccination rally, you compared the Covid-19 mandates in Washington D.C. to the tragedies of the Holocaust stating, “Even in Hitler’s Germany, you could cross the Alps to Switzerland. You could hide in an attic like Anne Frank did … the [Covid-19 mandates] are being put in place that will make it so none of us can run and none of us can hide,” alluding that Anne Frank was in a better situation when hiding from Nazis. Why did you make these statements?
2. You made disparaging comments that Covid-19 “was ‘ethnically targeted’ to spare Jews and Chinese people.” Why do you believe this?
3. How do you intend to address concerns among Americans who are hesitant to receive a vaccine when the HHS Secretary has publicly disparaged them?
4. In your 2023 book, “Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak,” you wrote: “There is virtually no science assessing the overall health effects of the vaccination schedule or its component vaccines.” Do you still stand by this statement?
5. Aaron Siri, your key advisor, lawyer, and top ally, petitioned FDA to revoke approval for polio and hepatitis B vaccines and block the distribution of 13 other critical vaccines.
a. Do you support these actions taken by Mr. Siri?
b. If confirmed as Secretary of HHS, do you commit not to revoke the approval of the polio vaccine?6. Would you seek the withdrawal of any drug or vaccine currently on the market?
7. Will you interfere in any FDA decision regarding review or approval of vaccines?
8. Would you overrule the FDA if you disagreed with its determination that a drug or vaccine was safe and effective?
9. If confirmed as Secretary of HHS, do you commit to refrain from appointing any other anti-vaccine skeptics to top advisor positions at HHS or at the CDC, including the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)?
10. Would you overrule the members of ACIP at the CDC if you disagreed with their vaccine recommendations?
11. If confirmed as Secretary of HHS, how will you leverage your platform for global vaccination efforts? Will you continue to promote skepticism of vaccines, or will advocate for immunization programs and work to address the growing challenges of vaccine hesitancy domestically and globally to sustain progress in preventing disease and saving lives?
12. Will you commit to upholding the U.S.’s historic role in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has relied on substantial U.S. financial contributions and technical expertise to bring the world closer to eradicating polio?
13. The HPV vaccine can potentially prevent more than 90 percent of HPV-related cancers in women—primarily cervical cancer—and a recent study also showed a 50-percent risk reduction in all HPV-associated cancers in men, including head and neck cancers. What is your position on the HPV vaccine?
14. According to the CDC, vaccines are a “highly effective,” heavily tested, and easy method to keep your family healthy. Do you agree or disagree with the CDC?
15. Project 2025 called for an end to CDC vaccination recommendations. Do you support this proposal, and would you act to implement it if you were confirmed as HHS Secretary?
16. Do you have any plans now or in the future to slow the production of existing vaccines or prevent the approval of new vaccines?
Of course, he’ll lie during his testimony, but at least someone is laying down some markers here, and not talking about how he might be good on a couple of issues. If Democrats can’t even hold the line against polio, it’s going to be a dreadful four years.

Overall, I don’t think there’s any use to questioning Kennedy, unless there’s a serious case the the media has grossly lied about what he said and did. Will he give straight answers? Will his answers be honest?
Apart from the possibility that the media has grossly lied, we know enough to reject Kennedy for HSS.
Those of us with senators should call them to tell them no on this guy. I went to K-12 with a girl who had had polio and I wouldn’t wish polio on anyone. 5calls has scripts, though there’s so much wrong with this guy it’s pretty easy to go off-script.
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