Overview
- At a Senate Finance Committee hearing Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questions over TrumpRx, a White House drug-price site that Democrats say links brand listings to exemptions from a 100 percent import tariff.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the program grants Big Pharma tariff relief while promoting what she called “scam discounts,” arguing many posted prices are higher than cheaper generic versions.
- Kennedy said companies receive tariff relief only if they agree to make the drugs in the United States within a year and he promised to provide the agreements to Congress with proprietary details withheld.
- Sen. Ron Wyden said the exchange showed the secretary was denying the public’s right to know and he pressed for fuller disclosure of the deal terms.
- Sen. Maggie Hassan challenged HHS use of official social media in videos featuring Kid Rock and Kennedy said he was unaware of some posts and had not discussed them with the president.