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Senator Luján Slams Kennedy Over Autism Data Claims

9/25/2025

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  • Sen. Ben Ray Luján criticized HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the Real-World Data Platform pilot.
  • Trump and Kennedy Jr. claim acetaminophen and vaccines cause autism; experts widely reject.
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a $50 million Autism Data Science Initiative.
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contract to analyze autism data raised concerns about transparency.