RFK Jr. Nomination For HHS Secretary Advances Out Of Senate Committee

The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 in a party line vote to favorably recommend President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to the Senate floor.

All 14 Republicans on the committee voted to advance Kennedy’s nomination, while all 13 Democrats voted ‘no’.

Republican Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, a medical doctor, had questioned Kennedy strongly about his views on vaccines in both the Senate Finance and the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions (HELP) committee hearings.

Despite saying he “struggled” with the nomination, Cassidy ultimately voted to advance Kennedy to the Senate floor. (RELATED: Megyn Kelly Reveals Which Senator Up For Reelection She’s Watching To Back RFK Jr.)

Cassidy tweeted out his plans to vote for Kennedy just minutes before the vote took place.

“I’ve had very intense conversations with…

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