Kennedy Jr.'s nomination. Cassidy, who chairs the Senate Health Committee, expressed concerns about Kennedy's stance on vaccines. Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican, issued a politically ...

Republican Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy voted to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the nation's health agency. Cassidy was considered the swing vote in the 14-13 decision that ...

Cassidy’s office declined to comment on whether he will support Kennedy, but his stance will soon become public: He’s a member of the Senate Finance panel set to vote Tuesday on whether to ...

Cassidy chairs the Senate committee in charge of health policy and likely holds the deciding vote on the Finance panel that will determine whether to recommend Kennedy’s nomination to the full ...

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy provided the crucial vote to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination for Health Secretary despite concerns over Kennedy's stance on vaccines. Cassidy reassured ...

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.

The Senate panel voted to advance Kennedy to a full Senate vote by 14-13 along party lines. Senator Bill Cassidy ... Ranking Democrat Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, called him a “grave threat to the ...

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Senator Bill Cassidy, a Republican doctor, had deep misgivings about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for health secretary, citing his views on vaccines. But in a key committee session ...

“I will watch carefully for any effort to wrongfully sow public fear about vaccines,” said the senator, who is up for reelection in 2026. Cassidy’s intent to serve as a one-man bulwark ...

Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy voted Tuesday to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation's health agency despite the senator's reservations about Kennedy's past ...