One of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators has voiced their disapproval of President Donald Trump’s nomination for Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for the position, was in front of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions last week for questioning and Senator Tammy Baldwin has shared her disapproval of the pick.
In her statement, Senator Baldwin said she was committed to giving President Trump’s nominees a fair shake, including being the one to introduce his nominee, Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy for Secretary of Transportation.
However, she said, “Americans deserve a leading health official who believes in science, not conspiracies.”
The Senator looked back on her own health issues as a child which left her uninsurable for over a decade due to pre-existing conditions when explaining her disapproval.
Senator Baldwin finished off her statement by saying, “I urge my colleagues to ask themselves a simple question: will this nominee keep your constituents safe, or harm them? For Robert F. Kennedy Jr., I think the answer is clear.”
