by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., Childrens Health Defense:
The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary. Kennedy, founder and former chairman of Children’s Health Defense, has vowed to end the epidemic of chronic disease in children.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the 26th secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) after the U.S. Senate earlier today voted 52-48 to confirm his nomination.
The vote ran largely along party lines, with almost every Republican supporting Kennedy’s nomination and all Democrats and independents opposing it. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the former longtime GOP leader, was the only Republican to vote “no.”
After he was sworn in, Kennedy told the press that as secretary his plans will include “radical transparency and returning gold-standard science to the NIH, the FDA and CDC,” and also “ending the corruption, ending the corporate capture of those agencies.”
CHD CEO Mary Holland said:
“Children’s Health Defense is thrilled that our founder Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has been confirmed as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. It has been a long, tough and ultimately successful road.
“Bobby richly deserves this honor, and CHD is confident that he will make great strides toward the goals he has set for HHS: radical transparency, gold-standard science and making America healthy again.
“We look forward to reporting on HHS activity and advancing HHS objectives where appropriate. CHD will continue to focus on our piece of the American health puzzle: ending the epidemic of chronic childhood disease.”
As HHS secretary, Kennedy will oversee the largest budget — $1.8 trillion for fiscal year 2025 — of any federal agency.
HHS oversees 13 public health agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The agency, which employs 90,000, is also the largest federal grantmaker.
HHS also manages federally funded health insurance coverage and regulates private insurance. The agency sets policy for public health and disease control; coordinates emergency preparedness and response for natural disasters, health crises and other events; and oversees food and drug safety.
Kennedy suspended his own presidential campaign in August 2024 and agreed to join forces with then-presidential candidate Donald Trump to focus on “existential issues” for the American people, including ending the childhood chronic disease epidemic.
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