Sen. Bill Cassidy, the top Republican on the Senate's health committee, indicated that he was having difficulty supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination as Health and Human Services secretary due to Kennedy's refusal to definitively state that vaccines are safe and don't cause autism. Kennedy faced two confirmation hearings this week, where he was repeatedly questioned about his views on vaccines. While Kennedy maintains he is 'pro-safety,' he has previously made statements linking vaccines to autism. Cassidy expressed concern that Kennedy's prominent platform could be used to undermine public health and trust in vaccines.
The top Republican on the Senate's chief health committee, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., indicated Thursday during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second confirmation hearing of the week that his vote for Trump's nominee to head Health and Human Services was not a lock, noting that he was 'struggling' to confirm Kennedy over his inability to admit vaccines are safe and don't cause autism.
'My responsibility is to learn, try and determine, if you can be trusted to support the best public health,' Cassidy, a former physician, said during his closing remarks at Kennedy's Thursday confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions .
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