On Feb. 4, President Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was advanced out of committee to a full vote on the Senate floor. The Senate Finance Committee voted a party-line14-13 in favor of advancing RFK, Jr. to the final hurdle, despite fierce opposition from some Democrats, particularly Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA).