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But there are also brewing policy clashes between nominees and the Republican senators tasked with holding hearings and confirming them, lawmakers who have otherwise offered Trump a great deal of deference in supporting his choices.
“I will need to get a better understanding of her support for Democrat legislation in Congress that would strip Louisiana’s ability to be a right-to-work state, and if that will be her position going forward,”Sen. Bill Cassidy , the incoming chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Kennedy, the former third-party presidential candidate and vaccine skeptic who’s promoted conspiracy theories, has sounded alarm bells among anti-abortion advocates for his stance on access to the procedure.into law to restore federal protections and opposes a ban at the federal level. Positioning that represents a reversal of a 2023 statement in favor of a 15-week federal ban. He also backs FDA approval of abortion pills, even in states where abortion is heavily restricted.
Key lawmakers on the Senate Finance and HELP Committees, which will be charged with advancing Kennedy’s nomination, such as Sen. James Lankford and Tommy Tuberville , have foreshadowed a robust discussion on the subject at confirmation hearings. Bessent’s relative skepticism toward tariffs is likely a positive sign for Beijing but perhaps less so for Republicans wanting the incoming president to make good on his threats to levy steep tariffs against China and imports from other nations. Economists fear tariffs would raise prices, with United States companies reliant on foreign products warning they are prepared to pass along the increased costs to consumers.
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