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Former Trump FDA chief is seeking to undermine RFK Jr.'s Senate confirmation
https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/29/scott-gottlieb-criticizes-rfk-jr-trump-hhs-nominee/By Rachel Cohrs Zhang Nov. 29, 2024
Chief Washington Correspondent
WASHINGTON — Scott Gottlieb, who served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner in the first Trump administration, is raising concerns with Senate Republicans about the president-elect’s selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, he said in a television appearance Friday.
Gottlieb maintained that there is “skepticism in the Republican caucus [on RFK Jr.’s nomination], more than the press is reporting right now.”
“I’ve had conversations, and I’ve raised my concerns and I will continue to raise my concerns,” Gottlieb said on CNBC in response to a question about whether he’s spoken with individual senators about the prospect of confirming RFK Jr.
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So far, moderate Republicans have held back from saying whether they will support RFK Jr.’s nomination. Given the commanding Republican majority in the Senate next year, RFK Jr. would have to lose four Republican votes and fail to sway a single Democrat in order for his nomination to fail.
https://www.statnews.com/2024/11/29/scott-gottlieb-criticizes-rfk-jr-trump-hhs-nominee/