Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to face House and Senate lawmakers in separate hearings Wednesday to discuss President Donald Trump’s fiscal-year 2026 budget and how it factors into the way he is reshaping the agency.
Kennedy, taking questions from lawmakers for the first time since his February confirmation, will first testify at 10:30 a.m. in front of the House Appropriations Committee, where he will discuss efforts to “cut government bloat,” The Hill reported, citing a prepared statement posted by the committee.
“The HHS restructuring will serve multiple goals without impacting critical services,” Kennedy said. “First, beginning in FY 2026, it could save taxpayers an estimated $1.8 billion per year through a reduction in workforce. Our reductions have focused on aligning HHS staffing levels to reflect the size of HHS prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw around a 15% increase in the number of employees.
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