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RFK Jr. Nomination Advances to Senate Floor

February 4, 2025

The Senate Finance Committee voted today in favor of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr.’s nomination for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, setting up a Senate floor vote. While the 13 Democrats on the committee voted no, all the committee’s 14 Republicans voted to advance the nomination, including Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), a physician who implored RFK Jr. during last week’s hearing––to no avail––to reject theories that vaccines cause autism and said he was “struggling” with the nomination. Cassidy today wrote on X that “with the serious commitments I’ve received from the administration and the opportunity to make progress on the issues we agree on like healthy foods and a pro-American agenda, I will vote yes.” The full Senate is expected to vote within the next week.

Image credit: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0
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