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WASHINGTON — National media have put U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in the crosshairs on
confirming some of President-elect Donald Trump’s more controversial nominations
for cabinet posts — particularly the proposed health chief Robert F. Kennedy Jr.



Cassidy says the focus misconstrues his process in coming to a decision on any
major issue. True, Cassidy hasn’t given the full-throated endorsement that most
GOP senators have for the most controversial of Trump’s nominations. But that’s
not his style — at least until he has met with them personally.



Still, the attention on Cassidy is understandable given the confluence of an
approaching election, his past troubles with Trump, and his upcoming position as
the chair of the committee that oversees the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, or DHHS, that RFK Jr. would lead if a majority of senators agree.






Axios, a digital news outlet, earlier this month reported that the Baton Rouge
Republican “is being squeezed between his anti-Trump past and his future role
presiding over one of Trump's most controversial nominees.” The website said the
situation “leaves Cassidy balancing what’s good for his reelection against his
health care expertise.”




Other national media have made the same point.

Cassidy is one of the few Republicans left in Congress who voted to convict
then-President Trump on impeachment charges stemming from the Jan. 6
insurrection.




Two years from now, Cassidy faces reelection in which he first must win a
primary for Republicans, many of whom are still angry about his position in
2021. Already Cassidy has picked up one opponent, State Treasurer John Fleming,
who is running to the right of Cassidy and reminding voters at every opportunity
of the senior senator’s vote against Trump.




As the incoming Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions committee chair,
Cassidy plans to hold a hearing on Kennedy’s nomination.

Following the usual protocol, Kennedy is set to meet with the Republican Health
Education Labor and Pensions committee staff on Thursday. He then will schedule
a sit down with Cassidy.




Most of Kennedy’s career has been as an environmental lawyer. He’s never run a
large organization, and DHHS has a $1.7 trillion budget with authority over a
baker’s dozen agencies that deal with food, drugs, medical research and public
health.




RFK Jr. wants to restrict ultra-processed foods and reduce agricultural
pesticide use. But it’s Kennedy’s positions on public health agencies and
policies, such as opposing fluoridated water and vaccinations, that have
concerned health officials.

The New York Times reported Monday that 77 Nobel laureates urged senators to
vote against Kennedy.





“Placing Mr. Kennedy in charge of DHHS would put the public’s health in jeopardy
and undermine America’s global leadership in the health sciences,” their letter
stated.




The HELP committee won’t take a confirmation vote. But, as a member of the
Senate Finance Committee, which is handling the official confirmation, Cassidy
will vote on the panel’s recommendation to the full Senate on Kennedy’s
appointment.



RFK Jr. can only afford to lose the support of three of the Republican senators,
provided that Vice President-elect JD Vance is available to vote and all 47
Democrats stand together.

So Cassidy’s name has been mentioned by numerous outlets as among the handful of
Republicans who might oppose Kennedy and other controversial Trump nominees.





As a senator charged with “advise and consent” of presidential nominations,
Cassidy follows a procedure and won’t be rushed.



“I have a process I go through,” Cassidy said, which includes study of a
candidate’s writings, background reports, and then a personal meeting.

“I’d rather make my own kind of impressions including what is written, but
potentially conversations, before I make an announcement,” Cassidy said.

He supported Treasury secretary nominee Scott Bessent after meeting with him
last week. “I look forward to working with him on the economic issues facing our
nation, such as trade and Social Security insolvency,” Cassidy tweeted
Wednesday.






He said he is open to Kennedy as health secretary.

From what he’s seen so far, Cassidy said Kennedy has championed issues like
healthy foods and more transparency for public health.

As a physician Cassidy, disagrees with Kennedy’s desire to remove fluoride from
drinking water and his suspicion of vaccines.



“The evidence is pretty strong that when you put fluoride in the water, it can
reduce cavities by as much as 20% or more,” Cassidy said. “We know that vaccines
save lives.”



Then Cassidy warned against reading anything into him mentioning disagreements
over certain issues as having anything to do with his ultimate decision on the
confirmation.





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