{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-and-democratic-doctors-slam-rfk-jr-promoting-false-claim", "U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison and Democratic Doctors Slam RFK Jr. For Promoting False Claim that Vaccines Cause Autism", "2025-11-21", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "MN", "Kelly Morrison", "M001234", "morrison.house.gov", "morrison", "https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) and her fellow members of the Democratic Doctors Caucus led 65 other members to demand that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. immediately correct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)\u2019s website after it was updated to promete the widely disproven and dangerous claim that vaccines may cause autism.\n\n\u201cRFK Jr. and the Trump Administration\u2019s baseless claims that vaccines cause autism are reckless and dangerous to the American people,\u201d said Congresswoman Morrison. \u201cVaccines are modern miracles that have saved countless lives, and as a doctor, I am shocked that our top health officials are putting American families at risk like this. The politicization of science and public health must stop before more harm is done.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe write to you regarding the alarming removal of scientific information refuting the link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (autism) from the Vaccine Safety page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s (CDC) website on November 19. The installation of false claims, without CDC expert career staff knowledge according to reporting, regarding a false connection between autism and vaccines is a direct threat to our nation\u2019s public health. Before your agency\u2019s anti-vaccine propaganda appeared on the CDC\u2019s Vaccine Safety webpage, the CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is \u201cno link\u201d between vaccines and developing autism and that \u201cno links\u201d have been found between any vaccine ingredients and the disorder, according to archived webpages,\u201d the letter states.\n\nThe letter continues, \u201cYour politicization of vaccines has made American families less safe, returns the U.S. to an era before mass vaccination prevented millions of infections, and will result in tragic deaths, particularly among children.\u201d\n\nBackground on the Democratic Doctors Caucus\n\nAll six Democratic physicians serving in the U.S. House of Representatives joined together this year to launch the first-ever Democratic Doctors Caucus. The caucus is dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of Americans, advancing pragmatic health care policy, and providing fellow Members with insights on critical health issues.\n\nMembers of the Democratic Doctors Caucus include:\n\nAmi Bera, M.D. (CA-06) \u2013 Internal Medicine\n\nHerb Conaway Jr., M.D. (NJ-03) \u2013 Internal Medicine\n\nMaxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) \u2013 Pulmonary & Critical Care\n\nKelly Morrison, M.D. (MN-03) \u2013 Obstetrics & Gynecology\n\nRaul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) \u2013 Emergency Medicine\n\nKim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) \u2013 Pediatrics\n\nRead the full letter HERE and below.\n\nDear Secretary Kennedy,\n\nWe write to you regarding the alarming removal of scientific information refuting the link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (autism) from the Vaccine Safety page of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u2019s (CDC) website on November 19. The installation of false claims, without CDC expert career staff knowledge according to reporting, regarding a false connection between autism and vaccines is a direct threat to our nation\u2019s public health. Before your agency\u2019s anti-vaccine propaganda appeared on the CDC\u2019s Vaccine Safety webpage, the CDC webpage stated that studies have shown that there is \u201cno link\u201d between vaccines and developing autism and that \u201cno links\u201d have been found between any vaccine ingredients and the disorder, according to archived webpages.\n\nA robust review of scientific literature, from studies all around the world, show no correlation between autism and childhood vaccines. The percentage of children with autism spectrum disorders is the same in vaccinated and non-vaccinated populations. Physicians, public health experts, and autism advocates are united in condemning this harmful myth and stopping the spread of misinformation. Vaccines are rigorously tested and monitored for safety, and there is robust scientific evidence showing that they save millions of lives each year - especially the lives of children. For a Health and Human Services Secretary who constantly talks about radical transparency, you have obscured real, evidence-based science and replaced it with conspiracy theories. You have discredited sound science vetted by scientists across the globe, undermined confidence in the CDC, and endangered Americans\u2019 health.\n\nAmericans deserve robust evidence-based recommendations, especially when it comes to their health. As the Secretary of Health and Human Services, you continue to espouse harmful anti-vaccine rhetoric from our national public health agency which sows doubt and fear in the American public that will ultimately cost lives. Your politicization of vaccines has made American families less safe, returns the U.S. to an era before mass vaccination prevented millions of infections, and will result in tragic deaths, particularly among children.\n\nWe demand that you correct CDC\u2019s website by removing vaccine misinformation and restore America\u2019s trust in our national public health agency.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://morrison.house.gov/media/press-releases/us-rep-kelly-morrison-and-democratic-doctors-slam-rfk-jr-promoting-false-claim"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1929990723729134, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}