Sen. Angus King speaks out against RFK Jr. nomination

Sen. Collins votes to support RFK Jr. while Sen. King calls the nominee a 'danger' to public health
Maine's two senators have voted opposite of one another on more than a half-dozen of President Trump's Cabinet picks. The latest, vaccine-skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr., will now lead the Department of Health and Human Services.
“He’s a danger”: Sen. Angus King speaks out against RFK Jr. nomination
Kennedy Jr. cleared a procedural vote in the Senate Wednesday that fell along party lines, teeing up the confirmation. Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins announced earlier this week she would vote to confirm RFK Jr.
Angus King calls RFK Jr. 'a danger.' Susan Collins votes yes.
Maine's two senators took starkly different positions on the confirmation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who narrowly won Senate approval Thursday to lead the nation's health care system. Sen. Angus King,
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Angus King calls RFK Jr. ‘a danger.’ Collins votes yes
In a speech on the Senate floor leading up to the vote, King said he was incredulous about the notion that Kennedy has suddenly had a "miraculous conversion" after spending decades calling vaccines unsafe and falsely linking them to autism.
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