Senator Seeks Investigation of RFK Jr Over Samoa Trip Claims
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A senator wants a criminal investigation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
He is a top health official in the United States.
Kennedy said his trip to Samoa had nothing to do with vaccines.
He said this during his confirmation hearings.
Confirmation hearings happen before someone gets a big government job.
New documents show a different story.
A newspaper called the Guardian found these documents.
The documents say Kennedy's answer was not true.
This is why the senator wants an investigation.
The senator thinks Kennedy may have lied to Congress.
Lying to Congress can be a crime in the US.
Kennedy has not agreed with these claims.
The story is still developing.
People are watching what happens next.
Vocabulary15 words
- criminal investigation
- when police or officials check if someone broke the law
- confirmation hearings
- meetings where officials ask questions before giving someone a job
- senator
- a person who works in the US government and makes laws
- documents
- papers with important information
- Congress
- the part of the US government that makes laws
- vaccines
- medicine that stops people getting sick
- official
- a person with an important job in government
- report
- a piece of news or information
- claims
- things people say are true
- lied
- said something not true
- trip
- a journey to a place
- newspaper
- a paper with daily news
- government
- the group that runs a country
- answer
- a reply to a question
- crime
- something against the law
Quiz
Answer key
1. A criminal investigation 2. It had nothing to do with vaccines 3. The Guardian
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A senator wants a _____ investigation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
He is a top health _____ in the United States.
Kennedy said his trip to Samoa had nothing to do with _____.
He said this during his confirmation _____.
New _____ show a different story.
A newspaper called the _____ found these documents.
The documents say Kennedy's answer was not _____.
This is why the senator wants an _____.
The senator thinks Kennedy may have lied to _____.
Lying to Congress can be a _____ in the US.
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