Chief Healthcare Executive February 4, 2025
The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 to advance him, and the full Senate will decide if Kennedy is confirmed. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican and a doctor, voted in favor of him.
After two contentious hearings, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. narrowly gained the backing of the Senate Finance Committee in his bid to lead the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
The committee voted 14-13 Tuesday, along party lines, in favor of Kennedy’s confirmation. The full Senate must vote to confirm Kennedy as the nation’s lead healthcare official. But Kennedy cleared a key hurdle with the Senate Finance Committee vote.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican and a physician, voted in favor of Kennedy’s confirmation. Cassidy voiced repeated concerns...
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