La., spoke on the Senate floor to explain his decision to support Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to serve as health and human services secretary. Cassidy said it was a "long, intense process" for Kennedy but that he had committed to "collaboration" to address the wide range of health issues facing the nation.

The Senate will soon vote on the confirmations of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard after two panels opted to advance their nominations on Tuesday. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, once a critic of Kennedy,

Two of President Trump’s most embattled nominees cleared major hurdles on their paths to confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to send Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead Health and Human Services to the full Senate and the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as Director of National Intelligence.