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RFK Jr. to face key committee vote that could determine confirmation fate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face a pivotal test on Tuesday morning as the Senate Finance Committee votes on his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

RobertF.KennedyJr.willfaceapivotaltestonTuesdaymorningastheSenateFinanceCommitteevotesonhisnominationtoleadtheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS).  At10a.m.,thecommitteewillmeettoconsiderPresidentDonaldTrump’sHHSpick,followinghishearinglastweek.  The27-membercommitteeiscomposedof14Republicanmembersand13Democrats.Kennedywillneedamajorityofthevotesinordertoadvanceoutofthecommittee.  RFKJRSPENTWEEKENDTALKINGTOKEYSENATORWHOCOULDMAKEORBREAKHISCONFIRMATION HewilllikelyneedthesupportofeverycommitteeRepublican,assumingnoDemocraticsenatorsgetbehindhim.NoDemocratsonthecommitteehavesaidtheyplantovotetoadvanceKennedy.  TheHHSnomineehasmanagedtogetthesupportoftwosometimeshesitantRepublicansinSens.ToddYoung,R-Ind.,andThomTillis,R-N.C.,already.  SEN.TILLISOPENSUPABOUTROLEINPETEHEGSETH’SCONFIRMATIONAFTERHEGSETH’SEX-SISTE