Blog 01 - HERE - I asked Chat GPT to find all 7 hearings and identify transcripts. HERE.
Zip file of the 7 transcripts at google drive here. For example, upload the transcripts into your AI and ask it questions (E.g., "Did the meetinsg discuss telehealth?")
Blog 02 - I ask Chat GPT to write about the 7 documents.
https://www.discoveriesinhealthpolicy.com/2026/05/rfk-blog-02-chat-gpt-assesses-seven.html
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Over the past few weeks, the Secretary of Health, RFK Jr, appeared before seven different Hill committes, sessions which were covered in variable levels of detail by the mainstream media and the health journalism media.
I put Chat GPT in "Deep Research" mode and asked it to find all seven hearings, list them by date, and wherever possible provide links to archived video of each whole hearing. At many sources, like YouTube, those archived hearings will ahve autotranscript text available too.
Here's the result. We summarize the 7 hearings and locations first, then a deeper dive follows.
Below is a simplified 7-item checklist based on the uploaded Deep Research document, with official hearing pages and video links where available. I also cross-checked the official committee pages for dates/titles where possible. (Ways and Means)
1. House Ways & Means — HHS Budget
DATE: April 16, 2026
HEARING JURISDICTION: House Ways & Means Committee
TOPIC: Full Committee Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.; FY2027 HHS budget, MAHA agenda, NIH/CDC funding, Medicaid, rural health.
VIDEO / AUTOTRANSCRIPT: Video available on YouTube; YouTube auto-transcript/closed captions available. Prepared testimony available on official page.
LINKS:
Official hearing page: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/full-committee-hearing-with-health-and-human-services-secretary-robert-f-kennedy-jr/
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h_Br1cjpRM
2. House Appropriations — Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee
DATE: April 16, 2026
HEARING JURISDICTION: House Appropriations Committee, Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee
TOPIC: Budget Hearing — Department of Health and Human Services; FY2027 HHS budget request, NIH funding, HHS reorganization, vaccine policy, cybersecurity, environmental health.
VIDEO / AUTOTRANSCRIPT: Video available online; YouTube auto-transcript/closed captions likely available. Witness statement available on official page.
LINKS:
Official hearing page: https://appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hearings/budget-hearing-department-health-and-human-services
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0zPQXqaauk
NOTE: This was a video stream on YouTube attributed to PBS and the "transcript" link was missing in this case.
3. House Energy & Commerce — Health Subcommittee
DATE: April 21, 2026
HEARING JURISDICTION: House Energy & Commerce Committee, Health Subcommittee
TOPIC: The Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget; public health programs, NIH funding, pandemic preparedness, HHS priorities, MAHA agenda.
VIDEO / AUTOTRANSCRIPT: Video available on YouTube; YouTube auto-transcript/closed captions available. No official Q&A transcript noted.
LINKS:
Official hearing page: https://energycommerce.house.gov/events/health-subcommittee-the-fiscal-year-2027-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7HiNegotnM
4. House Ways & Means — Medicare Fraud
DATE: April 21, 2026
HEARING JURISDICTION: House Ways & Means Committee
TOPIC: Protecting Patients and Taxpayers: Cracking Down on Medicare Fraud; Medicare fraud prevention, hospice abuse, rural health care fraud, No Surprises Act transparency.
VIDEO / AUTOTRANSCRIPT: Video available on YouTube; YouTube auto-transcript/closed captions available. Official page lists outside witness testimony; Kennedy participation noted in committee press materials.
LINKS:
Official hearing page: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/event/full-committee-hearing-on-protecting-patients-and-taxpayers-cracking-down-on-medicare-fraud/
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7maLH69X2Jg
NOTE: ERROR. This YouTube video --2Jg was a clip of Congr. Bean.
The full video and transcript was here:, --- G_k .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEz0t4QKG_k
5. Senate Appropriations — Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee
DATE: April 21, 2026
HEARING JURISDICTION: Senate Appropriations Committee, Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee
TOPIC: A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human Services; NIH/CDC funding, indirect costs, grant cancellations, HHS budget request.
VIDEO / AUTOTRANSCRIPT: Committee page has video access; YouTube video available; YouTube auto-transcript/closed captions available. Prepared testimony available on official page.
LINKS:
Official hearing page: https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2027-budget-request-for-the-department-of-health-and-human-services
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5yuJ5Q-lNk
Alternate ID noted in source document: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fw4JTeHFLC4
6. Senate Finance Committee
DATE: April 22, 2026
HEARING JURISDICTION: Senate Finance Committee
TOPIC: The President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget; Medicare/Medicaid financing, drug pricing, vaccine policy, CDC oversight, budget accountability.
VIDEO / AUTOTRANSCRIPT: Committee page has livestream/video access; YouTube video available; YouTube auto-transcript/closed captions available. Written testimony available on official page.
LINKS:
Official hearing page: https://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/the-presidents-fiscal-year-2027-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget
YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQXHjt6WSrg
7. Senate HELP Committee
DATE: April 22, 2026
HEARING JURISDICTION: Senate HELP Committee
TOPIC: Hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget; vaccines, public health policy, NIH/HHS cuts, CDC leadership, Surgeon General nomination, MAHA agenda.
VIDEO / AUTOTRANSCRIPT: Video available on C-SPAN/YouTube; YouTube auto-transcript/closed captions available. Prepared testimony available on official page.
LINKS:
Official hearing page: https://www.help.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-on-fiscal-year-2027-department-of-health-and-human-services-budget
YouTube/C-SPAN video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRSTEiSaK7Q
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What follows is the original research run.
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Secretary Kennedy’s Congressional
Hearings (April 2026)
Below are the seven hearings in
which HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in March–April 2026, with
dates, committee names, links to official pages and archived video, and
summaries of the proceedings. Where available we note links to transcripts
(e.g. official written testimony or YouTube auto-transcripts) and key topics
covered.
1. House Ways and Means Committee – April 16, 2026
Type: Full Committee hearing on the FY2027 HHS
budget[1]. Location: Longworth HOB, 9:00 AM.
Official page: House Ways & Means website (meeting details with
“Download Testimony” link)[1]. Video: Archived on YouTube (Ways and Means Committee channel).
(e.g. YouTube
video) (closed-caption transcript available via
YouTube).
Transcript: Kennedy’s prepared testimony (PDF) is available on the
committee site[2]; an auto-generated transcript can be pulled from the YouTube video.
Summary: Secretary Kennedy touted his “Make America Healthy Again”
(MAHA) initiatives, highlighting expanded nutrition education in medical
schools, investments in rural health, and rural residency programs[3]. Both Republican and Democratic members emphasized strong support for NIH
funding. Chair Jason Smith (R-MO) and others pressed Kennedy on cuts to NIH
and proposed Medicaid reductions under the new “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”;
Kennedy acknowledged cuts to NIH are “painful” but argued they were aimed at
reducing waste[4][5]. Democrats on the committee warned they would reject drastic cuts to
NIH, CDC and other agencies[5], and raised concerns about whether the proposed MAHA-funded programs
(like a new Administration for a Healthy America) would adequately support
maternal/child health and workforce programs. A key exchange involved Medicaid
– Ranking Member DeLauro (D-CT) warned against deep Medicaid cuts, and Kennedy
responded by pointing to a $50 billion rural health investment in the bill[6].
2. House Appropriations, LHHS Subcommittee – April 16, 2026
Type: Subcommittee hearing on the President’s
FY2027 HHS budget request[7][8]. Time: 2:00 PM.
Official page: House Appropriations Committee, Labor-HHS-Ed Subcommittee
(meeting listing)[7]. Video: Archived on YouTube (House Appropriations channel). (e.g.
YouTube
video) (autotranscript available via YouTube).
Transcript: Kennedy’s written testimony is linked as “Witness Statement”[9] (PDF). A YouTube auto-transcript of the hearing is also available.
Summary: In this hearing Kennedy again defended the budget and
department reorganization. The session focused on a range of health issues –
for example, members discussed health data cybersecurity, vaccine policy,
and environmental carcinogens – and repeatedly returned to NIH funding[10]. Both parties strongly backed robust NIH support[8]. Chair Robert Aderholt (R-AL) praised Kennedy’s MAHA leadership but
warned against “large swings” in NIH funding[11]. Rep. DeLauro (D-CT) noted past bipartisan appropriations had rejected
severe cuts and pressed Kennedy on slow FY2026 spending of HHS funds[12]. In his opening, Kennedy defended the proposed cuts as eliminating
waste, summarized MAHA achievements (new diet guidelines, cheaper drugs), and
emphasized “gold standard science” as he freed up scientists from “censorship”[13]. When asked about NIH cuts, Kennedy said eliminating certain
diversity-oriented studies was a way to trim NIH funding[14]. Democrats raised concerns about eliminating the National Institute on
Minority Health and Health Disparities; Kennedy sidestepped by saying he
supports “improving the health of all Americans” without answering specifics[15]. After the hearing, Rep. DeLauro pressed him to fully release all
FY2026 funds (which Kennedy agreed to do)[16].
3. House Energy and Commerce (Health Subcommittee) – April 21, 2026
Type: Subcommittee hearing on the FY2027 HHS
budget. Time: Morning.
Official page: House Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Health –
(event listing; official site content was not directly retrievable). Video:
Archived on YouTube (Energy & Commerce Committee channel). (e.g. YouTube
video) (auto-transcript available).
Transcript: No official transcript was published, but YouTube
auto-captions are available.
Summary: Secretary Kennedy testified on the HHS budget. (Coverage is
limited, but press reports note that this hearing was one of the April 21
budget hearings[17].) Key topics likely included public health program budgets, NIH
funding, and elements of the MAHA agenda. (No detailed media summary was
found, but as with other hearings, members likely asked about NIH cuts,
pandemic preparedness, and broader HHS priorities. Some Democrats also
typically press on vaccine issues in such settings.) You can watch the archived
hearing on YouTube.
4. House Ways and Means Committee – April 21, 2026
Type: Full Committee hearing: “Protecting
Patients and Taxpayers: Cracking Down on Medicare Fraud”[18]. Time: 10:00 AM.
Official page: House Ways & Means website – hearing notice (see
title above)[18]. Video: Archived on YouTube (Ways & Means Committee
Republicans channel). (Official video likely available; e.g. video starting partway through).
Transcript: No official Government transcript; the official page lists
outside witnesses (fraud victims and insurers)[19]. However, press releases from Ways & Means Republicans
indicate Secretary Kennedy did participate in this hearing (fielding
questions about Medicare and fraud)[20]. (The committee’s “Download Testimony” link is not present since he
was not the sole witness.) A YouTube auto-transcript can be obtained from the
video.
Summary: In this hearing, members focused on Medicare fraud
prevention, hospice abuse, and fraud in rural health care. According to
committee press notes, Kennedy acknowledged the scale of Medicare fraud and
noted that the previous administration had shut down hundreds of fake hospice
clinics[20]. He emphasized rural healthcare issues and said doctors should do more
preventative care (citing “the obvious vaccine” for diseases like Lyme)[21]. He also pledged to enforce transparency under the No Surprises Act.
(This hearing was not purely about the budget, but Kennedy’s remarks aligned
with the MAHA theme of cutting waste and fraud in the system.)
5. Senate Appropriations, LHHS Subcommittee – April 21, 2026
Type: Subcommittee hearing: “A Review of the
President’s FY2027 Budget Request for the Department of Health and Human
Services”[22]. Time: 2:30 PM. Location: Dirksen 124.
Official page: Senate Appropriations (LHHS Subcommittee) – hearing
announcement[22]. Video: C-SPAN recording and an official clip exist (e.g. on
C-SPAN or YouTube). The committee page suggests “Open in New Window” (video)[23], and Wikimedia
Commons has the link to the archived YouTube video (see next item). (YouTube
video example: Fw4JTeHFLC4).
Transcript: Kennedy’s prepared remarks are downloadable from the
committee site (“Download Testimony”[24]). The Senate Appropriations site does not provide a Q&A
transcript, but a YouTube auto-transcript of the video can be used.
Summary: Secretary Kennedy appeared before the Senate LHHS subcommittee,
which handles funding for NIH, CDC, etc. The hearing was a companion to the
House LHHS hearing. According to reports, bipartisan concern for NIH
remained strong. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) praised the more
“reasonable” budget request but signaled reluctance toward proposed NIH cuts,
stressing the importance of NIH-funded research nationwide[25]. Ranking Member Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced opposition to the
budget, criticizing cuts to biomedical research and delays in grants[26]. Both sides pressed Kennedy on NIH issues. (For details, see the FABBS
summary[25]. Key moments: Capito asked about NIH spending cuts and a new 15% cap
on indirect costs; Senator Susan Collins questioned the cancellation of
diversity-related grants[27]. Secretary Kennedy largely reiterated his written testimony and noted
that NIH had only canceled grants violating administration rules[28].)
6. Senate Finance Committee – April 22, 2026
Type: Full Committee hearing on “The
President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Department of Health and Human Services Budget”[29]. Time: 10:00 AM. Location: 215 Dirksen.
Official page: Senate Finance Committee – hearing notice[29]. Video: Archived on YouTube (Senate Finance Committee). (e.g.
NQXHjt6WSrg).
Transcript: Kennedy’s written remarks are linked on the Finance site
(Statement PDF[29]). No Q&A transcript is provided, but the YouTube auto-transcript
can be downloaded.
Summary: This morning session was the third of his FY2027 budget
appearances. Chairman Crapo (R-ID) noted the committee’s focus on transparency
and accountability[30]. In the hearing, Ranking Member Wyden (D-OR) and others continued
bipartisan emphasis on NIH funding (as Senate Finance also has health
authorizing jurisdiction over Medicare/Medicaid financing). According to the
AHA news summary, Kennedy “came out swinging” and pressed senators on
vaccine policy and CDC oversight during this hearing[31] (a paraphrased account of the finance hearing). (Media coverage was
limited, but some reports note that Kennedy also emphasized his fiscal
discipline and priorities in MAHA, and faced questions on Medicare drug pricing
and vaccine misinformation, consistent with his prior appearances.)
7. Senate HELP Committee – April 22, 2026
Type: Full Committee hearing on the FY2027 HHS
budget[32]. Time: 2:00 PM.
Official page: Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions)
Committee – hearing notice[32]. Video: Archived on C-SPAN and YouTube (e.g. XRSTEiSaK7Q).
Transcript: No official transcript is yet posted. YouTube
auto-transcript and news summaries are the main text sources.
Summary: This session was widely seen as critical for Kennedy’s MAHA
agenda, since HELP Chair Bill Cassidy (R-LA) had strongly urged Kennedy’s
confirmation over vaccine policy concerns[33]. At the hearing Cassidy and other senators questioned Kennedy on vaccine
misinformation and public health policy. In their press coverage, Stat
News reported that Cassidy lamented Kennedy’s failure to keep vaccine
promises, and noted Kennedy had rarely appeared before HELP despite an earlier
commitment[33]. HELP members also raised the stalled nomination of Kennedy’s Surgeon
General pick and the upcoming CDC Director vote[33]. During the hearing, GOP senators broadly pushed back on proposed
cuts to HHS (mirroring Tuesday’s message in the House) – in particular to
NIH – and Democrats asked sharp questions on vaccine misinformation[34]. Stat noted that “on Tuesday” GOP members had already forced the
administration to back off large NIH cuts[35]. In Q&A, Kennedy emphasized issues like health care affordability
and nutrition that he could champion, but was pressed again on vaccines by
Democrats[36]. (Overall, members from both parties expressed skepticism about
cutting public health programs. Sen. Cassidy took Kennedy to task on vaccine
hesitancy; other senators mentioned FDA regulatory issues and rural health
needs[37].)
Sources: Official committee pages[1][22][32][30] and health-industry news reports[4][8][33][34] were used to identify the hearings and summarize their content.
YouTube is the primary source for archived video (see links above). Where
available, we note official PDF testimonies on the committee sites.
[1] [2] Full Committee Hearing with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert
F. Kennedy, Jr. - Ways and Means
[3] [4] [5] [6] RFK Jr. Testifies before House Committees on FY27 HHS Budget | AAMC
[7] [9] Budget Hearing - Department of Health and Human Services | House
Committee on Appropriations - Republicans
[8] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [25] [26] [27] [28] RFK Jr. Defends HHS Budget Before LHHS Subcommittees in House and
Senate – FABBS
https://fabbs.org/news/2026/04/rfk-jr-budget/
[17] HHS Secretary testifies on FY 2027 HHS budget before House, Senate
subcommittees | AHA News
[18] [19] Full Committee Hearing on Protecting Patients and Taxpayers: Cracking
Down on Medicare Fraud - Ways and Means
[20] [21] Seven Key Moments: Hearing with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy,
Jr. - Ways and Means
[22] [23] [24] Hearing | Hearings | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations
[29] [2026-04-22] Hearing: The President’s Fiscal Year 2027 Department of
Health and Human Services Budget | The United States Senate Committee on
Finance
[30] HHS Secretary testifies in additional Senate hearings on FY 2027 HHS
budget request | AHA News
[31] During a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Donald Trump's ...
[32] Hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Department o... | Senate Committee on
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
[33] [34] [35] [36] [37] Video: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before Senate HELP committee
https://www.statnews.com/2026/04/22/video-coverage-rfk-jr-testimony-senate-help-committee/
