Schumer demands RFK Jr. declare measles emergency, saying he 'walked' US into outbreak

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declare a nationwide emergency over spiking measles cases, accusing him of fueling the outbreak by dismantling public health and undermining trust in vaccines.

"Under your tutelage as Secretary, you have undermined vaccines, gutted public health funding, and dismantled core federal protections meant to keep Americans safe," Schumer wrote in a July 11 letter.

"You have walked our country into the nation’s largest measles outbreak in 33 years," he added.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/schumer-demands-rfk-jr-declare-155749244.html

[johnnyfins]

1. Thank god!! Another strongly worded letter.

[W_HAMILTON]

2. Would you have preferred a strongly worded tweet instead?

[emulatorloo]

4. Hey they have their anti-Democrats talking points down and they're sticking to them.

‘stronglywordedletter(tm).’

[FoxNewsSucks]

6. we'd prefer some action along with the "strongly worded letter".

[Wiz Imp]

7. And What action do you suggest?

[FoxNewsSucks]

9. Ahhh, the usual question.

I'm not a politician though. I just have no available action other than to vote for them. It's THEIR job to take the action. That's what they're hired to do, and should know how. Particularly those who've been in office for multiple terms.

I have no way to tell them what to do. I wish I did.

[Wiz Imp]

11. What a ridiculous cop-out response.

If you think there's action that can and should be taken, you should be able to name it. If not, maybe it's because there isn't anything substantive that can be done in this situation. Truthfully, there is no action that can be taken by any Democrat that would force RFK Jr to do what is right.

[FoxNewsSucks]

13. That's you're predictable opinion.

I think that those who have been in office for multiple terms should know how to do something.

It's as pathetic as Moses Johnson saying "we can't do anything but pray".

If they can't take action, successful or not, they should be replaced. I'm sick of the ones who won't even try.

[emulatorloo]

8. Action? Did y'all forget the GOP controls Congress? Maybe we should have done more GOTV on Election Day.

[FoxNewsSucks]

10. Yes. Action.

GOTV has become practically useless in the face of rightwing judicial rulings, gerrymandering, and voter suppression.

Maybe the action should have come years ago and we wouldn't be in this mess now.

[emulatorloo]

14. Most of us don't share your defeatism. You can give up if you want but the rest of us will work to win in 2026.

[FoxNewsSucks]

15. Realism is NOT defeatism.

We already do win, they CHEAT LIE and STEAL. In response, they'll get chided, or a sternly-worded message. Again, how's that working out?

[Baitball Blogger]

3. It would help if the news reported the numbers.

[MrWowWow]

5. The Measles Outbreaks are Mostly in Red States

Darwin Award for the lot of them!

The measles outbreaks in 2025 are indeed predominantly occurring in red‑leaning states. Here's a straightforward list of the red states (according to recent election trends) from the CDC’s July 8 data:

Alaska

Arkansas

Arizona

Florida

Georgia

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

North Dakota

Oklahoma

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Wyoming
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Outbreak Focus Areas

Region / State Approx. Cases Notes

West Texas 750+ Core of the outbreak, several deaths
New Mexico ~95 Linked to Texas outbreak; one adult death
Kansas ~72 Part of related SW outbreak
North Dakota ~34 Highest per-capita rate
Other states Varies Many rural red states impacted (e.g., OK, IA, MO, MT) in smaller clusters

[MichMan]

12. Anyone know why Canada has 2x the per capita rate of North Dakota?

Texas has 750 cases with a population of 31 million while Canada has 3700 cases with a population of 38.8 million residents.

https://health-infobase.canada.ca/measles-rubella/

[Mariana]

16. It's probably the same anti-vax stupidity as what's going on here.

But I don't understand how Canada's rate is relevant to MrWowWow's comment.