Show-Me State Times

U.S. Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri issued a statement after his meeting with Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., who has been nominated by President Trump for the position of Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Senator Hawley shared on social media, "Today I got to sit down with @RobertKennedyJr – we had a substantive discussion about American healthcare & his plans to take on Big Pharma. We also had a good discussion, at length, about prolife policies at HHS."

According to Hawley, Kennedy committed to reinstating several prolife policies previously established under President Trump. "He committed to me to reinstate President Trump’s prolife policies at HHS. That includes reinstating the Mexico City policy & ending taxpayer funding for abortions domestically," Hawley stated.

Kennedy also expressed support for maintaining restrictions on Title X funds from going to organizations that promote abortion. "He supports reinstating the bar on Title X funds going to organizations that promote abortion," said Hawley.

Further commitments were made by Kennedy regarding reversing certain rules implemented during the Biden administration and ensuring that all deputies at HHS would align with prolife values. "He pledged to reverse the Biden Admin’s Section 1557 rule and also said all of his deputies at HHS would be prolife. He told me he believes there are far too many abortions in the US and that we cannot be the moral leader of the free world with abortion rates so high," Hawley added.

Additionally, Kennedy promised to bring back conscience protections for healthcare providers. "RFK also pledged to reinstate conscience protections for healthcare providers," concluded Hawley.