How Bill Cassidy, a lifelong vaccination advocate, wound up voting for RFK Jr. as health secretary
A look at how Kennedy convinced Sen. Cassidy, a doctor and vaccination advocate, that he should become health secretary.
How RFK Jr. won Cassidy over
After a nail-biting vote from the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to becoming ...
What did Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy say about the future of vaccine access in America?
Republican Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy cast the swing vote on advancing President Trump's nomination of RFK Jr. to lead ...
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Quin Hillyer: Sen. Bill Cassidy can't out-MAGA anyone, so he shouldn't bow down to Trump
Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana knows darn well that RFK Jr. has no business being Secretary of Health and Human Services. Counterintuitively, Cassidy hurts his own political chances by ignoring his ...
GOP vaccine defenders are bowing to RFK Jr. at a perilous time
They voted in unison for the prominent purveyor of vaccine misinformation even as it became even clearer that they were ...
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RFK Jr. scores enough votes to advance in bid to lead U.S. health department. What's next?
Former Westchester resident and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to becoming the country's top ...
Key GOP vote on RFK faces high-stakes primary
Cassidy, a physician, had expressed concerns about Robert F. Kennedy Jr's vaccine skepticism, but backed him for HHS ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination clears Senate committee, heads to floor vote
Kennedy’s nomination has faced myriad concerns from both parties, with Republicans particularly eying his past support for ...
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Robert F Kennedy is likely to be confirmed as head of US health department after contentious committee vote
The Senate Finance Committee voted to approve Robert F Kennedy Jr as head of the US Department of Health and Human Services by a vote of 14-13 on 4 February. The full Senate will vote on his ...
How the White House convinced skeptical Republicans to back RFK Jr., Gabbard and Hegseth
Sen. Todd Young didn’t back Donald Trump in 2024. But that didn’t stop Young from calling the president this past weekend as ...
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RFK Jr.’s HHS Confirmation Probable After Gaining Cassidy’s Support
Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana, said he was swayed after nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agreed to significant vaccine concessions, Stat and The Hill reported. Also in the news, Pfizer's ...