The Senate voted Wednesday to advance the nomination that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
After Kennedy cleared the Finance Committee with a partisan vote, the Senate voted 53-47 to call for mucus on his nomination. The Senate is currently planning to accept Kennedy's final confirmation slip on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning after the 30-hour post-crotuer window has passed.
“If we can make America healthy again, then the institutions doing this important work must rebuild their trust with Americans.”
Kennedy was subject to scrutiny during his enthusiastic confirmation hearing in late January, leading skeptics to reserve the success of future candidates. But like President Donald Trump's more controversial candidate, Kennedy managed to pave the way for victory himself.
“President Trump has led the charges to make America healthy again by tapping Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,” said majority John Tune (Rs.D.). “He is committed to making HHS a joint, transparent, science-led agency under his leadership.”
“Our public health agencies do an important job, I am a supporter of their research and I am proud to be able to contribute to American leadership and medicine and innovation,” Thune said. I continued. “But if we are going to make America healthy again, the institution doing this important work must rebuild its trust with Americans.”
Kennedy's looming confirmation is likely a product of yet another successful pressure campaign led by Trump and his political allies. We first saw this pressure campaign in earnest for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegses, who was expected to be in a tough check-up battle. After identifying the behind-the-scenes asylum, Trump's allies have successfully completed enough Republicans to narrowly confirm Hegus.
Similarly, newly confirmed National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard was subject to bipartisan scrutiny after a fiery confirmation hearing at the end of January. However, a few weeks after her hearing, the senators gathered behind Gabbard one by one, eventually sailing her confirmation on Wednesday, 52-48.Vote.
Even Capitol Hill is becoming increasingly clear that Trump's mandate is being heard from people.
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