Key GOP senators want public commitments from RFK Jr. on abortion and vaccines during confirmation hearings
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Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.
Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job. Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, who is anti-abortion rights, told CNN that Kennedy needs to do more to assuage her concerns given his past comments supporting access to the procedure. “He will need to publicly state his position on abortion because I’m obviously very life focused. That’s one of the biggest concerns,” Ernst told CNN. Republican senators and anti-abortion advocates have already sounded the alarm on Kennedy’s stance on this issue, his previous Democratic bid for president and his past support for abortion access until fetal viability, which Trump’s team has seen as a key vulnerability. It’s not the only issue that Republican senators will be pressing Kennedy on during a pair of high-profile confirmation hearings this week. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who was one of three Republicans to vote against Trump’s Department of Defense nominee last week, said Monday that she still has concerns about Kennedy, given his long history of sowing doubts about the safety and efficacy of vaccines.
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