The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s appointment to direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Photo by Annabelle Gordon//UPI | License Photo
Feb. 4 (UPI) — The Senate Finance Committee will vote Tuesday on Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s appointment to direct the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The committee grilled Kennedy on Thursday over his long history of anti-vaccine activism and touting conspiracy theories. It will meet on Capitol Hill at 10 a.m. EST, to determine whether his nomination advances to the Senate floor. Advertisement
Kennedy is among President Donald Trump’s nominations to face the most ardent opposition from Democrats. However, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., who is a gastroenterologist, has also expressed some skepticism about the nomination.
During last week’s hearing, Cassidy pressed Kennedy to clearly state that the hepatitis B and measles vaccines do not cause autism. Kennedy declined to do so, responding that he would need Cassidy to give him the data that proves this.
Cassidy later told Kennedy he is
Senate panel to vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. confirmation
