Today is the second day of confirmation hearings for Health and Human Services Secretary nominee Robert F Kennedy. Kennedy appeared in front of Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy’s HELP committee. Cassidy challenged Kennedy on his past statements regarding vaccine safety and efficacy, emphasizing the role of vaccines in preventing diseases and saving lives.
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Senator Bill Cassidy faces intense pressure from Louisiana conservatives to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Trump’s health secretary. Governor Landry, the Louisiana Freedom Caucus, and other Republican figures have urged Cassidy to support Kennedy, despite concerns over Kennedy’s abortion rights stance and Democratic background. Hogan says with Kennedy’s confirmation his political career is on the line.
A cold front moving across the state tonight has the potential of producing severe weather. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin has the details…