Senate Advances Anti-Vax Lunatic In Party Line Vote

The Hill reports:

The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to end debate on Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a key step that puts him on the precipice of confirmation later this week.

The 53-47 vote came as Democrats have been forcing Republicans to use up all debate time on President Trump’s most controversial nominees.

Kennedy’s confirmation would put the longtime anti-vaccine activist in charge of the sprawling bureaucracy that oversees the nation’s health agencies. HHS oversees 13 separate agencies, and its $1.7 trillion budget accounted for more than 20 percent of the nation’s spending.

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By a vote of 53 to 47, the #Senate invoked cloture on the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. Party line.

— Senate Press Gallery (@senatepress.bsky.social) February 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM