The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday voted to approve Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for secretary of Health and Human Services, paving the way for the full Senate to start the process of confirming as early as this week.
The panel voted 14-13 along party lines, with Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., voting in favor of Kennedy despite expressing concerns last week about Kennedy’s history of anti-vaccine advocacy. Shortly before the vote, Cassidy wrote on the social platform X that discussions with Vice President JD Vance helped him make a decision.
“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,” Cassidy posted on X.
