Senator Maggie Hassan spoke on the Senate floor against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination for Health and Human Services Secretary, citing his lack of qualifications, history of spreading conspiracy theories,
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a tough confirmation process, seeming unable to understand Medicare and Medicaid. Yet the Senate confirmed him as the new Secretary of Health and Human
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, a vaccine critic and the newly-appointed US health secretary, thanked "MAHA moms" before senators voted him in.
Democratic Rep. Maggie Hassan said Education Secretary nominee Linda McMahon's confirmation hearing Thursday felt like "elegant gaslighting." President Donald Trump has signaled his aim to eliminate the Department of Education and task states with running their education systems.