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Add Your Voice to Prove that RFK Jr. is Wrong

Defend Public Health has launched a postcard campaign to counter Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s dangerous disinformation. At the September 4, 2025, Senate Finance Committee hearing, he claimed that “scientists and doctors are supporting me all across the country.” The truth is, thousands of medical and scientific professionals have raised alarms about his policies, a fact Senator Wyden underscored during that very hearing. This campaign aims to visibly refute RFK Jr.’s statement by flooding Senator Wyden’s office with postcards from health professionals and allies, stating clear opposition to Kennedy’s policies and leadership. 

Watch the exchange in this clip from September 4th:

Here is a transcript of the exchange that prompted Defend Public Health to organize a massive postcard writing campaign to fill his mailbag. The postcards will be sent directly to Senator Wyden’s office. Directions are included in the body of this blog post.

Senator Wyden:
“But all over the country, Mr. Secretary, scientists and doctors are saying otherwise. They’re all wrong, too. They’re all lying, according to you.”

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
“Scientists and doctors are supporting me all over the country, though there is division on opinion.”

Senator Wyden:
“I don’t get letters from thousands of people who are not political, saying that this set of changes is going to damage American healthcare, and particularly these healthcare agencies, for decades to come. I don’t get any letters from people saying, ‘Hey, this is going to make a big difference forever.”

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
“Maybe you’re listening to a selective group of people.”

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:
“I will tell you what, Senator, I will put my mailbag against your mailbag any day of the week.”

Let’s join together to fill Senator Wyden’s mailbag with postcards from across the country—a grassroots effort led by healthcare professionals, allies, and all who oppose the systematic dismantling of public health. Here’s how you can add your voice to this movement and make a powerful statement directly to Senator Wyden’s office!

Steps to take – content retrieved directly from the Defend Public Health campaign to prove RFK Jr is wrong:

All postcards are sent directly to Senator Wyden, not HHS, and should arrive by October 24, 2025, to maximize impact and coincide with events like the APHA meeting in DC.

How to Participate

1A. DIY: Traditional Postcard

• Get a postcard and a stamp (currently 61¢).

• Write this suggested message:

  I do NOT support RFK Jr., his policies, his actions, or his leadership of HHS.

• Sign your name, credentials, city, state, and ZIP:

  Sandra Smith-Jones, MSN, RN
  Grand Rapids, MI
  49507

• Mail it out no later than October 24, 2025

  Ranking Member Ron Wyden
  U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
  219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
  Washington, DC 20510-6200

1B. Use an Online Postcard Service

• Visit MyPostcard (approx. $4; they print & mail it for you).

• Paste in your message and Wyden’s address (see above).

• Sign with your details as shown.

• Customize the front—use the campaign image, or upload a relevant photo.

• The deadline for mailing the cards is October 24, 2025.

2. Multiply Your Impact

• Download, print, and copy the official 4″x6″ postcard PDF.

• Distribute cards to colleagues and friends for completion and mailing.

• Coordinate sign-and-return efforts:

  • Collect signed cards, add stamps, and mail on everyone’s behalf.

  • Or, pre-stamp cards for supporters who will drop them in the mail.

  • You may fill out and mail cards for others, with their written consent.

Tips for Participation

• Host postcard-writing sessions at workplaces, conferences, or meetings.

• Remind everyone to mail by October 24, 2025.

• Share this campaign information in professional listservs, newsletters, and social media.

• Amplify the effort in the run-up to the APHA annual meeting.

• An organized, massive show of evidence-based opposition will decisively refute Kennedy’s “mailbag” challenge and show the strength of the professional healthcare and science community.

Defend Public Health is counting on the nursing, medical, scientific, and public health community, and their allies, to make this campaign a visible, historic success.