RFK Jr. Tells CDC Boss: 'Quiet, Congress Is Napping!'
On September 17, 2025, ex-CDC director Susan Monarez dropped a shocker before a Senate committee: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. explicitly told her to 'never' voice concerns directly to Congressāfunny, since public trust is apparently now the official HHS spectator sport. Despite her promises of 'transparency' and 'integrity' in her confirmation, Monarez was ousted (cue Trump blame game) allegedly for refusing to rubber-stamp vaccine schedules from a controversial advisory crew about to tweak childhood vaccinations. Senators Bill Cassidy and Bernie Sanders united in horror ā apparently government heads chatting with elected officials still mystifies the powers that be! Monarez and Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry worry the vaccine advisers skipped publishing data, leaving everyone nervously eyeing that Monday's COVID, measles, and Hep B rollout debates. Meanwhile, a Health Department spokeswoman insists Monarez just failed to follow that industry classic, 'Communicate through Your Boss's Boss, Not Directly to Capitol Hill.' Ah, democracy!
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When the CDC's former boss says RFK Jr. told her to 'never' talk to Congress, it's either a new silent disco or proof that transparency now requires Wi-Fi signal stronger than truth.
Nothing screams 'integrity' like being told āno speakingā in a democracy while your boss rewrites vaccine rules without a public data buffet.
Turns out Congress is the new awkward party guest everyone must avoid, according to Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s top CDC drama.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/17/2025 | Author: Josephine Walker
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