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Robert F Kennedy Jr, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the country’s top health official, appeared unscathed after a grilling by US senators on Wednesday, as he sought to quell criticisms from the Aisle over his record on vaccines and abortion.
In a heated listening to the senate’s finance finance, opposed to Democratic Senators Kennedy For his history of improving vaccine vaccination theories, teaching his role in sowing doubts about measles, polio and participating in anti-vaccine cases.
Kennedy also seeks to undergo concerns from some senators to anti-abortion on his way. On four occasions, Kennedy emphasized that he agreed to the Trump “every abortion A tragedy “, saying that he will continue the President’s President’s policies in abortion Mifepristone.
Kennedy receiving three-hour sharing of the party’s lines, which panel is likely to return a health department and a health department with a $ 1.8tn of budget. He will face questions from another panel in the Senate on Thursday.
In his opening words – shouted shortly in a protesters who screamed “he was located” – Kennedy “no” anti-industry “, but” Pro-Secur “. Kennedy explained that the All of his children were immunized, he added that he supported polio and type vaccines. “I believe that vaccines play a critical health care role,” he said.
Democratic Senator Ron Wyden said Kennedy “joined in the leads of conscience, children Emizabeth” because he was “the children who were Kennedy” because of his office of anti-vacrine “Because of his office against Kennedy” from his office “because of his opinion” from his opponent “from his opponent” from his opponent “from his anti-anti duty” -Vacrine “because of his residence” uncontrollable “because of his anti-vacrine vaccination” because of his residence “his opponent” from his anti-vaccine vaccine ” -an “unstoppable” that he “can continue to cash.
Republicans James Lankford and Thom Tillis, looked at possible opponents at Kennedy’s confirmation, took a more reserved method. Kennedy assured Lankford to return the president’s policies to abortion. Tillis says he expects to break the vote on the party lines: “Some of these nominations can be shirts and skins.”
Kennedy says his “making America’s healthy again” campaign can solve the US chronic illness, claiming to spend the country $ 4.3TN a year.
Kennedy also said he was prepared to be a “conspiracy theorist” to prevent him from “ask difficult questions of strong interest”.
Kennedy also asked for the concerns of Republican in his plan to tremble the food industry. “I don’t want to take food from anyone,” he said. “If you want a cheeseburger – a cheeseburger of McDonald and a Coke in Diet like my boss – you need to get it.”
Kennedy was mixed by Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, another important vote to take him confirmed, in his plans to change state insurance programs. “I don’t have a wide suggestion for breaking the program,” he said.