WARREN, BLUMENTHAL, MARKEY, ALSOBROOKS PRESS RFK JR. ON 'DANGEROUS BACKDOOR OVERHAUL' OF VACCINE COURT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY ENRICH ALLIES, HARM PUBLIC HEALTH

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) pressed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (RFK Jr.) on his proposed overhaul of the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP), which could threaten the domestic vaccine supply, undermine public health, and potentially enrich Secretary Kennedy's family and close allies. The lawmakers also sent the letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, given the Department of Justice's central role in defending the government from false injury claims.

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