Grassley says RFK Jr. could help answer questions on newer health ideas

WASHINGTON — Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says Robert F. Kennedy Junior could help answer a lot of questions that haven’t been raised if he is confirmed to be the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Kennedy is a former Democrat who ran as an independent in this year’s presidential election, but abandoned his bid after striking a deal to give Donald Trump his endorsement with a promise to have a role in health policy in the administration. 

Grassley says, “What’s wrong with bringing some newer ideas in is whether or not those ideas are adopted or not, and there’s no way I could make a prediction on that, but I don’t think we should be afraid to review any policies of the government and change them if necessary.”

Grassley says it’s an advantage to have a businessman who is not a politician sitting as president and coming in and raising a lot of questions about government programs.   “That somebody comes in from the outside, whether it’s the President of the United States or RFK Junior, raising these questions seems to be pretty important just to make sure that government is functioning to the will of the people.”

During the campaign, Kennedy said that President-elect Trump had asked him to reorganize agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the Food and Drug Administration.