Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., told Fox News on Sunday he looks forward to meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for an interview about his upcoming confirmation hearings for the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, but that Kennedy's position on vaccines is "wrong."
Cassidy, the ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, said he hadn't "spoken to" Kennedy about his upcoming hearing.
"I just don't know. I will meet with him this coming week. I look forward to the interview. I agree with him on some things and disagree on others."
Food safety was one topic.
"There's food safety. I think the ultra-processed food is a problem. Vaccinations, he's wrong on," he said.
"And so ... I just look forward to having a good dialogue with him on that."
Kennedy has insisted that he is not anti-vaccine, saying he only wants vaccines to be rigorously tested, but he also has shown opposition to a wide range of immunizations. Kennedy said in a 2023 podcast interview, "There's no vaccine that is safe and effective."
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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