WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy ‘s support was crucial to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. With firings and resignations at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now prompting concern about a leadership breakdown at the nation’s leading public health agency, the Louisiana lawmaker and physician is in a tight spot.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Sept. 4. at 10 a.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above.

The two-term senator — who publicly expressed concern about Kennedy’s anti-vaccination positions before voting to confirm him — has worried aloud about “serious allegations” at the CDC and has called for oversight, without blaming Kenn

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