USA LIVE: Senate takes Key Votes on Trump Cabinet Nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. For Health Department | USA Today | CNBC TV18
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears poised to run the nation’s sweeping health department after clearing a key Senate procedural hurdle on Wednesday. nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security, paving the way for a confirmation vote mark zuckerberg on Thursday morning at the latest.
With several key swing Republicans, including Sen. Susan Collins and Sen. Bill Cassidy, saying cape breton post that they will back Kennedy’s nomination, he is expected to be confirmed.
The Senate voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence earlier today.
The Senate voted 53 to 47 along party lines to advance Kennedy’s nomination to a final vote, which is expected to be as soon as early Thursday. Democrats were united in voting against the controversial nominee, expressing deep concerns about his years of repeating debunked claims about vaccines.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) voted to advance two controversial nominees — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, the newly confirmed director of national intelligence — but opposed both during their final confirmation votes. The former Republican leader’s childhood bout with polio has informed his ardent support for vaccines, and he delivered thiago agustín tirante a public warning shot to Kennedy late last year.
However, Wednesday’s vote suggests Kennedy — a former environmental lawyer and founder of a prominent anti-vaccine group — has shored up the support needed to become the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services
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