Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services faced a key vote in the Senate Finance Committee. The committee voted 14-13 to advance Kennedy's nomination to the full Senate, with all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats opposing. This vote highlights the partisan divide surrounding Kennedy's nomination, particularly due to his past skepticism towards vaccines.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a key vote on Tuesday that could have upended his chances of becoming President Donald Trump 's secretary of Health and Human Services.The Senate Finance Committee voted on Tuesday to advance Kennedy's nomination to the full Senate by a party-line vote of 14-13. All 13 committee Democrats were unified in their opposition to Kennedy's nomination as all 14 Republicans voted in favor.
I represent the amazing state of Louisiana, and as a patriotic American, I want President Trump’s policies to succeed in making America and Americans more secure, more prosperous, and healthier,' Cassidy said. 'But if there is someone that is not vaccinated because of policies or attitudes you bring to the department and there is another 18-year-old who dies of a vaccine-preventable disease, helicoptered away, God forbid if they die, it’ll be blown up in the press.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE DONALD TRUMP HHS NOMINATION VACCINES
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