What to expect at RFK Jr.’s first Senate hearing as health secretary

By AMANDA SEITZ, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy wanted an assurance from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before he would vote to put him in charge of the nation’s $1.7 trillion health department.
Kennedy’s history of promoting conspiracy theories or misspeaking about vaccines alarmed Cassidy, he said during a confirmation hearing earlier this year.
FILE – Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., votes aye at the final moment as the Senate Finance Committee holds a