The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s HHS nomination to the Senate floor, Punchbowl News reports.
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), the sole GOP swing vote on the panel, voted for Kennedy despite clashing with the nominee over vaccines last week.
Politico reports Cassidy decided to vote “yes” after receiving “serious commitments” from Vice President JD Vance and because of the opportunity presented “to make progress on the issues we agree on like healthy foods and a pro-American agenda.
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