Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 16, 2025 / 07:30 am (CNA).
ProminentU.S.CatholicsareexpressingoptimismafterRobertF.KennedyJr.’srecentconfirmationasSecretaryofHealthandHumanServices(HHS),followinganarduousconfirmationprocesswhichsawhimchallengedonseveralissueskeytotheCatholicChurch.
Kennedy,himselfaprofessedCatholic,hasfacedintensescrutinyfrombothsidesoftheaisleforhiscontroversialviewsonvaccines,abortion,andpublichealthpolicysincePresidentDonaldTrumpnominatedhimtoserveasheadofHHS.
Thatpositionoversees10agencies,includingtheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)andtheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC).
Ultimately,KennedywasconfirmedonThursdaybya52-48votethatwassplitalongpartylineswiththeexceptionofKentuckySenatorMitchMcConnell,theonlyRepublica
