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RFK Jr. has had enough of the charade, and calls out Bernie to his face about accepting millions from pharmaceutical companies.

RFK Jr. said the quiet part out loud. Pharmaceutical companies own our politicians.

And look at how badly Bernie panics.

I found it satisfying to watch the following fiery exchange between HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Senator Bernie Sanders, minority ranking member of the HELP Committee.

According to the Open Secrets website, the top 20 recipients in the 2019-2020 campaign season were:




Note that this is business as usual for Big Pharma. According to a 2016 study published in the Blood medical journal:

From 1998 to 2013, pharmaceutical lobbying interests were 42% larger than the second highest-paying industry (health insurance). The $2.7 billion effort ... almost equaled the combined contributions of Big Oil ($1.3 billion) and the defense industry ($1.5 billion). An even greater financial commitment is made to advertising. The United States and New Zealand are the only 2 countries that allow prescription medications to be advertised on television. In 2012, nearly $3.5 billion was invested in the United States in pharmaceutical marketing. For every dollar spent on research, an average of >$2 (sometimes up to $19) is spent on marketing. Nine out of 10 large pharmaceutical companies spend more on marketing than on research and development.

Scott Adams Fires a Warning Shot to Senators Opposing RFK's Confirmation as HHS Secretary!

"Anybody who votes against RFK Jr., given that he might be the only one who can save us from our food supply and bad pharma, I'm taking this really personally!"

In his daily podcast, Coffee with Scott Adams, yesterday, Scott Adams, the renowned creator of the 'Dilbert' comic, issued a strong warning to senators considering voting against the confirmation of Robert Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services Secretary.

@NicoleShanahan
To the intern who thought they could lie and get away with it: the receipts don’t lie.
@SenCortezMasto, you’ve raked in hundreds of thousands from Big Pharma while pretending not to be their friend. This isn’t just hypocrisy—it’s betrayal. I probably hear from more of your constituents than you do at this point, and I can tell you that by opposing RFK’s nomination, you’re making it clear that their health isn’t your priority. Nevadans won’t forget this in three years. And neither will I.

Nevadans won’t forget this in three years.

Highlights from the RFK Jr confirmation hearing