Sen. Elizabeth Warren asks Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for more information about the federal response to a cyclosporiasis outbreak. In a letter, Warren characterizes the response as “calamitous” and a “botched response,” and presses for details about what actions the administration took and why.
Warren’s questions also focus on possible influences on the response. She asks whether the administration’s handling of the outbreak is connected to donations or relationships involving produce industry figures, including a lettuce distributor and groups linked to President Trump. The Hill reports she specifically raises concerns about whether such links may have affected decisions related to the outbreak, while ABC News US centers on the broader demand for accountability and additional information about the response itself.
