Republican Senators approved Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Despite Democratic opposition and concerns from some Republicans about Kennedy's views, he was confirmed with a vote of 52-48. Kennedy, known for his populist views on food, chemicals, and vaccines, will oversee a $1.7 trillion budget, vaccine recommendations, food safety, and health insurance programs for millions of Americans.
's health secretary , putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country.
Kennedy, 71, whose name and family tragedies have put him in the national spotlight since he was a child, has earned a formidable following with his populist and sometimes extreme views on food, chemicals and vaccines. Last week, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., said he hoped Kennedy "goes wild" in reining in health care costs and improving Americans' health. But before agreeing to support Kennedy, potential holdout Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., a doctor who leads the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, required assurances that Kennedy would not make changes to existing vaccine recommendations.
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