{"id":107857,"date":"2024-11-15T03:03:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T03:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/house-republicans-applaud-trumps-picking-kennedy-to-lead-hhs-with-a-few-concerns\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T03:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T03:03:44","slug":"house-republicans-applaud-trumps-picking-kennedy-to-lead-hhs-with-a-few-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/newstalklc\/house-republicans-applaud-trumps-picking-kennedy-to-lead-hhs-with-a-few-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans applaud Trump’s picking Kennedy to lead HHS — with a few concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans had mixed reactions to President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement that he would nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of Health and Human Services in his administration.<\/p>\n

Kennedy has been an anti-vaccine activist and founded the Children’s Health Defense, a prominent anti-vaccine nonprofit that has campaigned against immunizations and other public health measures like water fluoridation. Medical experts expressed concerns about a rise in medical misinformation through Kennedy’s candidacy.<\/p>\n

HHS oversees major health agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, among others.<\/p>\n

Rep. John Duarte, R-Calif., raised concerns about the pick, saying, \u201cWell, all my kids are vaccinated and I hope he\u2019s not going to move against one of the most life-saving technologies in the history of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked if Kennedy was the right choice, Duarte responded, “I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to see more of his opinions and more of his thoughts in different matters, but the anti-vaccine mantra scares me a lot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate reaction from senators, who would vote on Kennedy’s nomination.<\/p>\n

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, laughed when asked for an opinion, saying \u201cIt\u2019s the president\u2019s prerogative. I am not a senator.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, called the news “fantastic.”<\/p>\n

“Robert\u2019s a friend now for a few years, we’ve been talking a lot,\u201d Roy said.<\/p>\n

Roy said there’s a need to be \u201cdisrupting the corruption\u201d in federal health agencies, which he expects Kennedy to accomplish.<\/p>\n

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., called Kennedy’s selection a \u201cgreat pick.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cGood pick on the president\u2019s part, as all of them have been, and he\u2019ll do a good job,\u201d Norman said. \u201cPeople say, ‘Well, he\u2019s a Democrat.’ Look, he\u2019s got an interest, he\u2019s got an interest, a passion for the medical field. He\u2019ll do a good job in it.\u201d<\/p>\n

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said Trump is building a “diverse” Cabinet.<\/p>\n

“He\u2019s bringing in Republicans, Democrats. He is bringing in people\u2019s different walks of life. You saw Tulsi Gabbard yesterday, Scalise said.<\/p>\n

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