Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the Health and Human Services department has moved forward despite concerns about his past work questioning vaccine safety and his potential financial gain from influencing vaccine policy. Despite facing opposition from some Republicans and Democrats, Kennedy's nomination will proceed to a full Senate vote.
His nomination now will face a full senate vote, despite concerns about the work he's done to sow doubts around vaccine safety and his potential to profit off lawsuits over drugmakers.His nomination now will face a full senate vote, despite concerns about the work he's done to sow doubts around To gain control of the $1.7 trillion Health and Human Services agency, Kennedy will need support from all but three Republicans if Democrats uniformly oppose him.
Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky are all seen as potential no votes, too, because they voted against President Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee and have expressed concerns about Kennedy's anti-vaccine work. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
Kennedy said he'll give his son all of the referral fees in legal cases against vaccine makers, including the fees he gets from referring clients in a case against Merck. Kennedy told the committee he's referred hundreds of clients to a law firm that's suing Merck's Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine that prevents cervical cancer. He's earned $2.5 million from the deal over the past three years.
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