House Speaker John Boehner told reporters Tuesday he believes “all children should be vaccinated,” though he doesn’t know there “ought to be” another law.
The controversy also crept into a pre-scheduled House subcommittee hearing meant to address the effectiveness of the flu vaccine this season.
“Should parents have their children vaccinated?” Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pennsylvania), the subcommittee’s chairman, asked the panel of public health officials as his first question.
All four public health panelists were quick to agree.
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Cruz added in a statement that vaccines “have tremendous public health benefits.”
“But on the question of whether kids should be vaccinated, the answer is obvious, and there’s widespread agreement: of course they should. We vaccinate both our girls, and encourage all parents to do the same,” Cruz said.
Athena Jones and Deirdre Walsh contributed to this report.
