Shortly after voting in favor of Robert F. Kennedy to become the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tuesday, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., pointed out that Kennedy would come into the position with very little hands-on experience.
“He is no health professional,” Tillis said.
Kennedy, a lawyer, overcame a key hurdle in being confirmed to lead the nation’s health agency this week when Tillis and members of the Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 along party lines to advance his nomination to the full Senate.
A controversial pick for HHS, which is typically led by a doctor or healthcare professional, Kennedy has evoked a visceral response from the medical community. Past statements regarding the efficacy and safety of vaccines, financial ties to litigation against drug and vaccine makers, as well as a general distrust…