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Aye.
Aye. Mr. Cornyn, aye. Mr. Thune, aye. Mr. Thune, aye. Mr. Scott, aye. Mr. Scott, aye. Mr. Cassidy.
Today on Capitol Hill, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cleared his first major hurdle to becoming America's chief health officer.
Mr. Chairman, the final tally is 14 ayes, 13 nays.
His next and final test will be before the full Senate, which hasn't yet scheduled a vote. If confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kennedy would lead a sprawling department with a budget of $1.7 trillion.
The job oversees everything from making sure your lettuce doesn't carry a foodborne illness to approving new drugs, from setting the vaccine schedule for your kids to deciding how easy it is to get abortion pills. Kennedy's path so far has been incredibly tight and divided.
Mr. Kennedy, if confirmed, will have the opportunity to deliver much needed change to our nation's health care system. Mr. Robert Kennedy is manifestly unqualified for the job he seeks. I, for one, think that it is time to put a disruptor in. It is time to put somebody in there that's going to go wild. I believe he is singularly unfit to serve as HHS secretary.
Welcome to The Journal, our show about money, business, and power. I'm Kate Leinbaugh. It's Tuesday, February 4th. Coming up on the show, the health disruptor who wants to lead America's health system.
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