once again set aside his reservations to support Trump administration leadership picks. Sean Kaufman won support from all Republicans to be assistant secretary for preparedness and response (ASPR), and all Democrats were opposed. The broken promises include firing a panel of vaccine advisers and handpicking a number of replacements, including some vaccine skeptics. Cassidy heavily criticized Kaufman for these remarks during the hearing, and Kaufman endorsed vaccines during his opening statement. Kaufman said some “stupid and irresponsible things” about vaccines, Cassidy said Thursday.