Katie Couric's Contentious Interview with Senator Bill Cassidy

Senator Bill Cassidy made the deciding vote to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Now, as measles cases hit their highest level since the disease was declared eliminated in the U.S., I sat down with him to ask the question at the heart of it all: was RFK Jr. the right choice? Cassidy — a physician himself — didn't dodge on the science. He was blunt that measles outbreaks are preventable, that vaccine skepticism has consequences, and that if he were president, Kennedy wouldn't be his pick for the job. But when I pushed him on whether he'd cast the same confirmation vote today, and what it means that the CDC website still casts doubt on vaccine safety, the answers got more complicated. We also got into his vetting of CDC Director nominee Dr. Erica Schwartz, his support for Sean Kaufman's nomination despite disagreeing with him on vaccines, his take on the Fauci hearings, and his Social Security solvency plan before he leaves the Senate in January. This was one of the most frustrating interviews I've done in a while — and I think you'll understand why. Subscribe to my Substack for access to my weekly live show, my book club, and more: www.katiecouric.substack.com And sign up here for daily email updates from me, Katie Couric, on the news that matters most to you: https://katiecouric.com/wake-up-call/?leadsource=youtube Subscribe to my channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/KatieCouric Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiecouric/ Subscribe to my podcast: ApplePodcasts.com/KatieCouric Subscribe to my Substack: https://katiecouric.substack.com/