open image in gallery Republican Senator Bill Cassidy, who voted to confirm Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was criticized for attacking the administration's vaccine plan ( Getty Images )“I’m a doctor. This executive order is wrong. “Parents should listen to their child’s pediatrician about vaccines rather than listening to an inaccurate executive order. Nine days later, Kennedy was confirmed to his post in a 52–48 vote, with Cassidy voting in favor of his nomination. “It is between Mr Blanche and another acting attorney general who may not run the department effectively under President Trump and who indeed may not be as good as Mr Blanche.”