WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) opened a new investigation into whether Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 's (RFK Jr.) family may be financially benefiting from a $50 million anti-vaccine settlement that his actions as Secretary could have influenced.
In June, Merck & Co., Inc (Merck) announced that the company would pay (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-04/merck-to-settle-bulk-of-gardasil-lawsuits-for-around-50-million) $50 million to settle more than 200 lawsuits regarding the use of Gardasil, a safe, effective vaccine th...