“Stop Sane-Washing RFK Jr.” – 314 Action Statement Ahead of RFK Jr. Event in Cleveland, Ohio
“We need to stop sane-washing RFK Jr. No matter how they try to dress him up, RFK Jr.’s dangerous pseudoscience agenda has done nothing but make Americans sicker, unhealthier and more vulnerable to public health threats. Giving him a platform to elevate his disproven, anti-science theories isn’t advancing democracy and dialogue, it’s the opposite. Democracy depends on fidelity to facts and the truth–RFK Jr. is not capable of either.”
RFK Watch: RFK Jr. is Ruining Your Vacation
“RFK Jr. ruins everything—including your vacation. He fired every CDC inspector in charge of investigating and managing cruise ship outbreaks and now a rat-bourne virus is threatening global public health. He’s overseen the worst measles outbreak in decades and now he’s Making The Plague Great Again.”
“Career Drop-Out”: 314 Action Statement on Casey Means U.S. Surgeon General Nomination Withdrawal
“Casey Means is a career drop-out,” said 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton. “She should never have been nominated to serve as U.S. Surgeon-General in the first place. While we are relieved with today’s decision to withdraw her nomination, let’s see this for what it is: a desperate attempt by Donald Trump to save face because he didn’t have the votes.”
314 Action and Democratic Agricultural Candidates Slam RFK Jr. on Glyphosate SCOTUS Case
“If the Supreme Court caves to the demands of Donald Trump, Big Chemical corporations will be granted immunity,” said Shaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action. “Allowing companies to avoid labeling potential cancer-causing ingredients would have devastating consequences for the health of the American people, our farms, and our environment.”
VIDEO: “There’s more skepticism for HHS and CDC under Secretary Kennedy—because of Secretary Kennedy”
“And this is just a real tragedy, and I think it’s almost a result of the success of vaccination that people don’t remember how devastating it was for children, especially before we had these vaccines—and that we’re just walking away from it, or encouraging or people to walk away from vaccinating their children is a real failure on the part of this administration, and especially on Secretary Kennedy.”
RECAP: 314 Action Statement on RFK Jr. Senate Hearing Performance
“The damage he has done to America’s public agencies will take years, if not decades, to repair and as long as RFK Jr. remains health secretary—he will continue to put every American’s health at risk. More children will die from preventable diseases, more hospitals and rural clinics will close and more Americans will lose health care.”
“This is RFK Jr.’s Legacy” — 314 Action Slams RFK Jr.’s House Committee Hearing
“RFK Jr. spent the entire hearing evading any and all responsibility for failing to keep Americans safe and healthy. When directly questioned about his tenure as HHS Secretary, RFK Jr. froze, ducked, and dodged. He couldn’t answer for his cuts to medical and scientific research, wouldn’t promise to follow the guidance of the CDC Director, and refused to take accountability for spreading dangerous vaccine misinformation.”
NEW ADS: 314 Action Releases New Ads Linking RFK Jr. to Vulnerable House Republicans
“We’re already living with the consequences of RFK Jr.’s reckless leadership,” said 314 Action Executive Director Erik Polyak. “On his watch, we’ve seen the worst measles outbreak in nearly 30 years. Children are getting sick from diseases the U.S. eliminated because RFK Jr. continues to undermine confidence in childhood vaccines, and billions of dollars in medical research have stalled. This new ad campaign is a warning to vulnerable House Republicans—standing with Trump and RFK Jr. is a losing strategy, especially among Independents and swing voters, and 314 Action will replace them with pro-science Democrats in November.”
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“Democrats with backgrounds in STEM are uniquely qualified to really lead on a lot of the most important issues of the day, like health care,” 314 Action Executive Director Eric Polyak said. “They just have so much credibility.”
RECAP: 314 Action, Protect Our Care, Democratic Doctors’ Caucus Members, and Autism Advocates Slam RFK Jr.’s Public Health Failures
Erik Polyak, Executive Director, 314 Action:
“This isn’t hypothetical. We’re already living with the consequences of RFK Jr.’s leadership. On his watch, we’ve seen the worst measles outbreak in 25 years. Children are getting sick from diseases we’ve effectively eliminated because he spent years undermining confidence in childhood vaccines and now leads HHS medical research has stalled. Clinical trials into cancer and Alzheimer’s have been halted. Life saving work has stopped, and when he gets in front of Congress today, he’s going to lie about all of it.”