Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Now, so she will have, if she wishes to make a decision independently of them, she shall be allowed to make that decision independently.

That's correct?

I think that what it shows is that voters want to take a stand against so much of the chaos that they see in Washington that's impacting their lives.

And the sort of gamesmanship that the president has pursued, they don't want that going uncontested.

And we had the opportunity with the votes of the people, with a referendum, to take a stand and push back against that.

Will the new director, whoever she is, have the right to make decisions independently of those political appointees and or replace them or otherwise reassign them so they cannot continue to actively undermine trust in immunizations?

Your characterization of the political appointees is wrong.

And the CDC director has that power.

After a history of anti-vaccine activism, Secretary Kennedy has made dramatic changes to vaccine policy.

He often describes vaccines as effective for those who want to take them, framing it as a personal choice.

He seemed to shift that rhetoric in an exchange with Democratic Senator Michael Bennett of Colorado in the Finance Committee.

Some Republican pollsters have warned that Kennedy's stance on vaccines is unpopular.

Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, Washington.

If these deals with Big Pharma are so great for Americans, then we should be able to see what promises have been made.

You have the power to make this deal yourself.

We did this because you refused to do it.

What we've got is Trump.

You have a lot more power to negotiate than we do.

By health care costs.

And you and Donald Trump are actually making the problem worse.