Senators will take to the floor Thursday morning to vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Kennedy’s confirmation would put the longtime anti-vaccine activist in charge of the sprawling bureaucracy that oversees the nation’s health agencies. HHS oversees 13 separate agencies with a $1.7 trillion budget in the latest fiscal year.
The environmental lawyer, who President Trump named as his pick to lead the department in mid-November, has faced an uphill battle over his vaccine and abortion views. His nomination was advanced by the Senate Finance Committee last week, after facing two fiery confirmation hearings.
The confirmation vote is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. EST.
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