RFK Jr one step closer to US health secretary. Senate Finance Committee vote was 14 Aye, 13 Nay

[vanessa_ca]

No articles up yet. I watched it live. So here is a video. The 14-13 vote split along party lines. Only Republicans voted in favor of him.

[Ocelot II]

1. Is that a committee vote?

Confirmation has to be by a vote of the entire Senate.

[drray23]

2. No. It is the commitee vote.

The full senate vote has not happened yet.

[vanessa_ca]

9. Thank you! With apologies, I am updating my post to reflect that. eom

[hlthe2b]

3. There are 100 Senators. Even if half were absent there is no way this is the full vote! It is a committee vote!

[Initech]

4. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[Ocelot II]

6. This was just a committee vote.

[patphil]

5. That was a committee vote. I don't know when the confirmation vote will happen.

[John1956PA]

8. Yes. There had been hope that the GOP physician senator would vote no.

He caved. Therefore the nomination advances to a full-Senate vote which will confirm the nominee.

[vanessa_ca]

10. Thank you. I updated my post. That's a relief -eom

[Evolve Dammit]

11. Ironic that a Kennedy got zero Dem votes. Like all the cabinet picks, just plain weird. Thanks for that Tim Walz. n/t