At his confirmation hearing to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged not to remove the existing members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Kennedy assured Senator Bill Cassidy that he would maintain the ACIP “without changes”
However, that promise was broken when he dismissed all 17 sitting members of the committee and appointed a new panel, many of whom have histories of vaccine skepticism.
For me, this raises a question:
If it turns out that a nominee lied at their confirmation hearing, shouldn't they be un-confirmed and resubmitted for a vote to that subcommittee?
If so, perhaps we need to look at some recent Supreme Court appointees as well.
If not, what is the point of the confirmation hearings?
