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Live updates: RFK Jr. testifies on HHS budget as White House proposes funding cuts

Kennedy said he would “absolutely” work with Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) on the congressman’s request that childhood cancer be declared a national emergency, and invited the lawmaker to give him a call about concerns the Trump administration has made cuts to cancer research.

Live updates: RFK Jr. testifies on HHS budget as White House proposes funding cuts

TL;DR

  • Kennedy agrees to work with Rep. Brendan Boyle on declaring childhood cancer a national emergency.
  • Kennedy invited Boyle to call him to discuss concerns about Trump administration cuts to cancer research.
  • The interaction suggests a willingness to address childhood cancer and research funding.