1 day ago · The Senate Finance Committee today advanced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), by a vote of 14-13. ... Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) issued the following statement: “RFK Jr. has demonstrated a commitment to ending the chronic disease epidemic and improving ...

2 days ago · Senate committee votes to advance RFK Jr. nomination for HHS secretary 01:20. Washington — The Senate Finance Committee advanced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination Tuesday, moving forward with ...

2 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial environmental lawyer turned public health critic, cleared his first hurdle on Tuesday to become the nation’s top health official when the senate finance committee voted to advance his nomination for a floor vote. Republicans voted together to advance his nomination, while Democrats all opposed.

1 day ago · The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary to the full Senate, putting the longtime anti-vaccine activist a ...

1 day ago · The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after a pair of contentious hearings last week.

1 day ago · In a 14-13 vote along party lines, the Senate Finance Committee pushed through Kennedy’s nomination after he managed to allay concerns raised by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La. Cassidy, a doctor, was ...

2 days ago · Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican torn between his concerns as a doctor and supporting President Trump, voted to send Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as health secretary to the full Senate.

1 day ago · WASHINGTON ― The Senate Finance Committee voted Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the full Senate, moving him one step closer to being confirmed as President Donald Trump’s health and human services secretary. The final tally was 14-13. Every Democrat on the committee voted against advancing Kennedy’s ...

1 day ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears likely to soon be taking the helm as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Senate Finance committee voted along party lines, 14-13, to ...

1 day ago · Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services narrowly cleared a critical hurdle Tuesday when the Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to recommend his confirmation.. Why it matters: The success of Kennedy's nomination has been far from assured, especially after Kennedy flubbed basics on Medicare and Medicaid, backtracked on past vaccine and ...