Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said during an interview on “Fox News Sunday” that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was “wrong” on the issue of vaccinations.
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kennedy to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Cassidy, a gastroenterologist who currently serves Louisianans in the Senate, is the new chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, left, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary to Health and Social Services. (Left: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Right: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
The senator, who indicated he looked forward to meeting with Kennedy next week, said he agreed with Kennedy on some issues but disagreed with him on others.
While Cassidy described ultra-processed foods as a problem, he said Kennedy was “wrong” about vaccinations.
Fox News Digital asked if Cassidy planned to vote against Kennedy’s confirmation to HHS because of the disagreement over vaccines.
“Cassidy does not discuss his votes prior to meetings with candidates and the conduct of the Senate process,” a Cassidy spokesperson said in a statement. “Cassidy explained that these are topics he wants to discuss with RFK Jr in his meeting with him this week and he looks forward to having a good dialogue with him.”
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Reached by Fox News Digital on Monday, Kennedy declined to comment on Cassidy’s assertion that he was “wrong” on the vaccine issue.
But Kennedy has previously said he doesn’t want to stop people from getting vaccinated.
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“The bottom line: I’m not going to take vaccines away from anyone. I just want to make sure that every American knows the safety profile, the risk profile and the effectiveness of each vaccine. That’s it,” he said. -he declared in a tweet. last year.
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