RFK Jr. had weekend conversations with a key Republican before the committee vote

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. I spent the weekend talking to Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of the la-la., Which could effectively stop his confirmation process for the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) dry.

The Louisiana senator’s office confirmed Sunday night that the two men had been talking that day.

Cassidy is a doctor and also one of the few remaining Republican senators who voted with the convicted president Donald Trump for allegedly inciting the disturbance of the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

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His vote on the Finance Committee of the Senate of 27 members on Tuesday could decide whether Kennedy’s nomination is the secretary of Trump’s HHS, he advances to the Senate’s floor or if he leaves potentially die in the committee.

Cassidy has not yet indicated how he plans to vote on the nomination. During one of Kennedy’s audiences last week, He admitted“I’ve been fighting your nomination.”

He explained that there are areas of alignment between them, but that their criticisms and CLAIMS ON VACCUNATION They have pause him.

“But if there is someone who is not vaccinated due to policies or attitudes that it brings to the department and there is another 18 -year -old boy who dies of a vaccine preventable disease, by helicopter, God does not want it, he will be exploited in the press,” he said Cassidy.

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“The greatest tragedy will be his death, but I can also tell him an associated tragedy that will throw a shadow on the legacy of President Trump, which I want to be the best absolute legacy that can be.”

He added that this was his “dilemma”, and pressed his conversations, saying: “He may be listening to me during the weekend.”

Cassidy and Kennedy representatives did not disseminate details of their conversations.

If it still decided on how it will vote, Cassidy’s office declined to comment.

Kennedy has managed to obtain the support of other voiding legislators, such as Senator Todd Young, a Republican of Indian Importance of the reconstruction of confidence in our public health institutions. “

“I also received guarantees that the strong pro-life policies will continue to be reinituted in the HHS under their leadership,” Young wrote. “We speak extensively about the importance of supporting innovation in medical care to reduce costs and improve treatment. I hope to work with him to make positive changes to the American people.”

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Senator Thom Tillis, Rn.C., did not completely support Kennedy, but said he was satisfied with his audience and indicated that the nominated was on the right path.

Kennedy is likely to need the support of each Republican in the committee, assuming that he does not receive any democratic support. No Democrats committee has come to say that they will support it. The committee’s vote will take place on Tuesday morning.