"The next round of questions, which will be centered on shielding vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits, is brought to you by Pfizer," announced Senator Elizabeth Warren. "We are deeply thankful to Pfizer and all of our corporate sponsors who make this show happen. Kennedy argued that drug companies sponsoring a confirmation hearing for a health secretary violated ethics rules, but his complaints fell on deaf ears. "It's clear you don't want Pfizer sponsoring the Senate because you hate medicine and want children to die," said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. "At publishing time, the Senate had announced that the actual vote on Kennedy's nomination would be sponsored by Johnson & Johnson.