Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Fox News Digital that he plans to meet with Republicans as well as Senate Democrats to strengthen support for President-elect Trump's confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). spoke. The next government.
“Oh, yeah,” Kennedy, a former Democrat himself, said on Fox News Digital when asked if he would also meet with Democrats on the Hill.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters at Nassau County Supreme Court on August 21, 2024 in Mineola, New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Jeremiah, Pool)
But the former independent presidential candidate said otherwise. Who are the Senate Democrats? he will meet
In response to a question from reporters, he answered, “I don't know.”
President Kennedy began meetings on Capitol Hill on Monday for his HHS candidacy, meeting with several Republicans. There were no Democratic senators on the list of dozens of lawmakers he was scheduled to meet with earlier in the week.
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Former President Trump shakes hands with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a campaign rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Last month, President Trump announced Kennedy as his nominee for HHS. The two were initially at odds in the 2024 election, until Kennedy resigned and endorsed Trump.
Mr. Kennedy's confirmation could face several obstacles, particularly regarding vaccines, agriculture and abortion.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, July 13, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, via Getty Images)
He has been an outspoken skeptic of vaccinations, noting that some Republican and Democratic senators have concerns about them.
Kennedy also supports abortion rights and has supported access to abortion throughout his life, but he said that in part because HHS has certain authority over the regulations that apply to abortions and their providers. That leaves Republicans with questions.
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RFK Jr. is a leading vaccine critic. (St. Petersburg)
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His criticism of the food industry and agriculture has some appeal to Democrats, but at the same time Republicans, who represent agricultural states, have emphasized that they want to protect farmers and ranchers from certain burdensome policies and regulations. are.
What exactly will Kennedy's coalition look like in the Senate? Will he have the support of all Republicans, or will he need some Democrats to push him over the finish line? is opaque.
