Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to become nation’s health secretary
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent lawyer and vocal vaccine critic, as the nation’s health secretary, controlling $1.7 trillion in spending for vaccines, food safety and health insurance programs for roughly half the country.
Despite several Republicans expressing deep skepticism about his views on vaccines, Kennedy is expected to win confirmation, absent any last-minute changes.
Kennedy, 71, whose famous name and family tragedies have put him in the national spotlight since he was a child, has earned a formidable following with his populist – and sometimes extreme – views on food, chemicals and vaccines.
His audience only grew during the COVID-19 pandemic, when Kennedy devoted much of his time to a nonprofit that sued vaccine makers and harnessed social media campaigns to erode trust in vaccines as well as the government agencies that promote them.
With the backing of Republican President Donald Trump, Kennedy believes he is
Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to become nation’s health secretary
