GOP senators voice reservations about RFK Jr.’s views on agriculture and abortion
By
Samantha-Jo Roth
December 17, 2024 8:33 pm
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism is not the only red flag for Republican senators on Capitol Hill who will decide his fate in President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet.
After Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services finished his second day of meetings, senators raised questions about his views on industrial agriculture and abortion.
While Kennedy’s focus on cracking down on ultraprocessed food is gaining positive traction in both parties, his criticism over the use of seed oils and pesticides in the food and agriculture industry is making waves with farm-state Republicans. He has also previously called hog farms a terrorist threat, which has emerged as another sticking point.
“Our farmers and ranchers are doing the best job in the world, but they’ve got to be able to use modern farming techniques,” said Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), who represents a state that generates billions in revenue from agriculture every year.
“That involves a lot of things, not only really sophisticated equipment but also fertilizers and pesticides and things like that,” he told reporters Tuesday. “So, we have to have that conversation.”
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