FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969
May 20, 2026
SENATOR ANWAR ISSUES STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO RFK JR FIRING HEADS OF PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE
“Preventive health is the single greatest tool available to medical professionals, as an ounce of prevention has long been said to be worth a pound of cure. Secretary Kennedy has repeatedly shown us he does not agree with common scientific consensus, and his past comments that this task force is ‘woke’ reveal further potential politicization in federal health care policy. Preventive health is a wide-ranging field, covering vital services like cancer screenings, mental health evaluations and tests to support aging populations. To sever or complicate this needed care for the millions of Americans relying on it could cause negative health impacts nationwide.”
State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor), Senate Chair of the Public Health Committee, responding to reports that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy fired the two heads of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in May 2026.
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