Congresswoman Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) Leads Democratic Doctors Caucus to Call for Congressional Investigation of Trump Administration’s Baseless Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led her Democratic Doctors Caucus colleagues on a letter to the Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform Committees, demanding immediate oversight into the Trump Administration's baseless and dangerous report linking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, to higher rates of autism.

"We Members of Congress, and the American people, were left frustrated and confused following the September 22^nd press conference in which the President and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. linked Tylenol use during pregnancy and vaccinations to ASD. American families are seeking direction and expertise from our nation's healthcare leaders," the letter states.

The letter continues, "President Trump and Secretary Kennedy pledged to identify the cause of ASD by September. Instead of working with researchers who have spent decades studying the complex genetic and environmental factors contributing to ASD, the Administration rushed to premature and misleading conclusions…Americans deserve robust evidence-based recommendations when it comes to their health. We will not stand by and let this Administration make sweeping public health claims without being fully transparent on the science."

The letter comes on the heels of a Democratic Doctors Caucus statement condemningHHS Secretary Kennedy and President Trump's irresponsible press conference, highlighting this forthcoming report. Congresswoman Schrier has led the charge on holding HHS Secretary Kennedy accountable for his reckless actions. She led a letterto the CDC back in April calling out the Trump Administration for ignoring an abundance of established medical research disproving the ties between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD).

The full text of today's letter can be found here.