Sen. Baldwin to press RFK Jr. on Milwaukee's lead crisis, cuts to CDC programs

Wednesday afternoon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will make his first appearance as health secretary before a powerful Senate committee that Baldwin serves on.

Sen. Baldwin said she plans to ask Kennedy about how Milwaukee Public Schools is grappling with lead contamination in its buildings and why the situation has been exacerbated by the firing of federal lead experts. 

"Why they fired them and why no one is available to answer critical questions and help guide Milwaukee through this crisis," said Baldwin said. 

The CDC's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was cut under Kennedy's leadership, impacting the city's ability to respond to the lead crisis.