Bill Cassidy

has dyslexia. He asked her, but in other states, what would be your approach to make sure that the child who's dyslexic is diagnosed at an early stage and receives the intervention that she or he would

It's your daughter.

If you are approved to this position, will you say unequivocally, will you reassure mothers, unequivocally and without qualification, that the measles and hepatitis B vaccines do not cause autism? Senator, I am not going into the agency with any... That's kind of a yes or no question. Because, so, if you're... Because the data is there. And that's kind of a yes or no.

And I don't mean to cut you off, but that really is a yes or no. If the data is there, I will absolutely do that. Now, there is the data just because I used to do hepatitis B, as I've said. I know the data is there.

That's how you get hepatitis B. For the record, if a child is born to a hepatitis B mother... that child may have a 95% chance of becoming a chronic carrier. And we vaccinate those people and nobody's against that.

I recognize, man, if you come out unequivocally, vaccines are safe, it does not cause autism, that would have an incredible impact. That's your power. So what's it going to be? Will it be using the credibility to support lots of articles, or will it be using credibility to undermine it? And I got to figure that out for my vote.

But if there's someone that is not vaccinated because of policies or attitudes you bring to the department, and there's another 18 year old who dies of a vaccine preventable disease, helicoptered away, God forbid dies. It'll be blown up in the press.

The greatest tragedy will be her death, but I can also tell you an associated tragedy, well, that will cast a shadow over President Trump's legacy, which I want to be the absolute best legacy it can be. So that's my dilemma, man, and you may be hearing from me over the weekend. You may be hearing from me over the weekend. I once again thank you for your time.

We're about the same age. Does a 70-year-old man, 71-year-old man who spent decades criticizing vaccines and who's financially vested in finding fault with vaccines, can he change his attitudes and approach now that he'll have the most important position influencing vaccine policy in the United States? Will you continue what you have been or will you overturn a new leaf at age 70?

So your past of undermining confidence in vaccines with unfounded or misleading arguments concerns me.

And as she took off, it was the worst day of my medical career because I thought $50 of vaccines could have prevented this all.

And that is why I've been struggling with your nomination.

Mr. Kennedy, the administration committed to a strong role of Congress. Aside from he and I meeting regularly, he will come before the health committee on a quarterly basis if requested.

These commitments and my expectation that we can have a great working relationship to make America healthy again is the basis of my support.

Just because somebody is upset about something, do we have the opportunity cost of devoting resources at something which has already been done? pretty well examined.

It's no secret I have some reservations about your past positions on vaccines and a couple other issues. Now, Bobby, I've learned you got a tremendous following. My phone blows up with people who really follow you. And there are many who trust you more than they trust their own physician. And so the question I need to have answered is what will you do with that trust?

Does a 70 year old man, 71 year old man who spent decades criticizing vaccines and who's financially vested in finding fault with vaccines, can he change his attitudes and approach now that he'll have the most important position influencing vaccine policy in the United States? I recognize, man, if you come out unequivocally, vaccines are safe. It does not cause autism.

That would have an incredible impact. That's your power. So what's it going to be? Will it be using the credibility to support lots of articles? Or will it be using credibility to undermine? And I got to figure that out for my vote.