SHOWDOWN: RFK Jr. Exposes Elizabeth Warren For Defending Big Pharma

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren tangled with RFK Jr. today during his confirmation hearing over his lawsuits of vaccine companies.

Warren started off accusing RFK Jr. of profiting from suing Big Pharma companies and asking him to promise not to take any fees from lawsuits against drug companies if confirmed as HHS Secretary.

RFK Jr. agreed to do this, and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo confirmed that Kennedy has complied with all rules and regulations regarding conflicts of interest.

However, Elizabeth Warren pressed on, until RFK Jr. called her out.

“You’re asking me not to sue pharma companies.”

In doing so, he flipped the script and called to attention what Warren’s unhinged rant was really all about…

You see, Elizabeth Warren makes bank from pharmaceutical companies…to the tune of over $800K in campaign contributions…

Keep that in mind while you watch this:

Full video here:

From The New York Post:

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed RFK Jr. to commit to not collecting money from suits against drug and vaccine makers while he’s HHS secretary — or for four years afterward.

“I certainly commit to that while I’m secretary,” RFK Jr. said, adding that he also doesn’t think any drug companies “want to give me money.”

“I’m asking you to commit right now that you will not take a financial stake,” Warren said of the nominee’s involvement in pending lawsuits concerning claims of vaccine injuries.

“I’ll comply with all the ethical guidance,” RFK Jr. responded.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo clarified later: “Mr. Kennedy has gone through the same Office of Government Ethics process as every single other nominee in the Finance Committee this year.”

“We have a letter from the Office of Government Ethics that he has complied completely with all applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest,” Crapo (R-Idaho) told Warren.

Independent added:

Kennedy accused Warren of making him “sound like a shill” before saying that he wouldn’t take any fees from drug companies during his time as secretary.

The misunderstandings between the senator and Kennedy continued apace.

“I’m asking about fees from suing drug companies. Will you agree not to do that?” an increasingly frustrated Warren asked.

“You’re asking me to not sue drug companies,” said Kennedy.

“No, you can sue drug companies as much as you want,” the senator pushed back before going through a litany of dire scenarios. “If you get confirmed, you can influence every one of those lawsuits. Well, let me start the list. You can publish your anti-vaccine conspiracies, but this time, on US government letterhead, something a jury might be impressed by. You could appoint people … who share your anti-vax views and let them do your dirty work.”

She added: “You could tell the CDC vaccine panel to remove a particular vaccine from the vaccine schedule. You could remove vaccines from special compensation programs, which would open up manufacturers to mass torts. You could make more injuries eligible for compensation, even if there is no causal evidence.”

“You could change vaccine court processes to make it easier to bring junk lawsuits. You could turn over FDA data to your friends at the law firm, and they could use it however it benefited them. You could change vaccine labeling. You could change vaccine Information rules. You can change which claims are compensated in the vaccine injury compensation program,” said Warren.

The senator said that there are “a lot of ways” that Kennedy could “influence” lawsuits as HHS secretary, before asking once again that he not take a “financial stake” in those lawsuits for his work as secretary to not benefit him “down the line.”

“I will comply with all the ethical guidance,” said Kennedy.

“That’s not the question,” Warren retorted.

“Senator, you’re asking me not to sue vaccine companies–” Kennedy started before being interrupted by an enraged Warren.

“No, I am not!” she shouted.

“No one should be fooled here,” she continued, arguing that as HHS secretary, Kennedy would have the power to “undercut” vaccines and vaccine manufacturing.

“For all of his talk about follow the science … the bottom line is the same: Kennedy can kill off access to vaccines and make millions of dollars while he does it. Kids might die, but Robert Kennedy can keep cashing in,” said Warren.

Elizabeth Warren also told reporters that she is worried RFK Jr. might potentially “bankrupt the vaccine manufacturers” (a.k.a the hand that feeds her.)

Watch this clip:

So, what’s this really about, Liz?

Are you really concerned about the health of the American people, many of whom, I might add, have suffered at the hands of Big Pharma?

Or, is it just about protecting your own pocketbook?..

Over 3-quarters of $1M from pharmaceutical companies…

No wonder Pocahontas was angry.



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