Robert F. Kennedy Junior, Minister of Health, confirmed by the Senate Robert P. Kennedy Junior
Robert F. Kennedy Junior will control the wide healthcare system in America, where the Senate voted on Thursday to confirm the nomination of the controversial bustle control campaign as Minister of Health.
The Senate voted from 52 to 48, with all Republicans, unlike Senator in Kentucky Mitch McConneel, supports the former environmental lawyer who gave up his independent presidential attempt last year to support Donald Trump.
The vote is proven one of the most prominent skeptics of vaccines in America to manage federal health infrastructure, and the supervision of the same agencies – including centers of control and prevention of diseases and food and drug management – given years in fighting through lawsuits and public campaigns. Kennedy will have a sweeping power on the country’s health system with a value of 2 TRI, including medicines approvals for medical care.
His way to the summit crystallized after securing support from Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor who extracted what he called “unprecedented” obligations to cooperate from Kennedy and Trump’s campaign. Moderate Republicans also fell Susan Collins and Leza Morkovsky this week.
McConnell, the only republican defection, was martyred with his own experience in combating polio as a major cause of his destination against Kennedy.
“I am survived by polio,” McConnell said. “In my life, I saw vaccines saving millions of lives from destructive diseases throughout America and around the world. I will not condone the reassurance of confirmed treatments.”
On the other hand, the Democrats – the party that is historically corresponding to the legacy of the Kennedy family -, on the other hand, implemented the RFK JR just as a candidate dependent on his lack of experience in the field of the topic.
“Robert F. Kennedy Junior is not remotely qualified to become the upcoming Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services,” Senate Chief of Senate Chuck Schumer said on the floor on Wednesday. In fact, I may go further. Robert F Kennedy Junior may be one of the least qualified people that the president can choose for this position. “
During the Senate Financial Committee’s hearing, Senator Elizabeth Warren caused his warning about Kennedy’s financial relations with anti -vaccine litigation, including the arrangement of fees exchange With the law firm Wesnner Boom This earned him $ 2.5 million over three years Amending his morals agreement Under pressure.
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After confirmation, Warren repeated her dismay, and described the vote for the upcoming Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services “a big mistake.”
“When dangerous diseases appear and people cannot reach life rescue vaccines, all Americans will suffer,” Warren said in a statement. “Thanks to his dangerous conflicts that have not been resolved in interests, the RFK JR family can continue to get the richer than the Crusader anti -vaccine campaign while he was in office.”