Sen. John Cornyn on Thursday met with Robert F. Kennedy and said he would support Kennedy's confirmation as HHS secretary.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President-elect Donald Trump chose the famously anti-health establishment Robert F. Kennedy Jr to lead the nation’s Department of Health and Human Services. On Thursday, Kennedy met with Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas.) on Capitol Hill.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to be gaining ground in the Senate as he continued to meet with senators from both sides of the aisle this week to discuss his nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

A Trump transition savant is helping to guide Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President-elect Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead HHS — through the Senate confirmation process.

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President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead HHS has a long history of discounting and peddling misinformation about the HPV vaccine.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, at the Capitol in Washington,

Sen. John Cornyn(right) and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (left) met on Thursday with Cornyn saying he would support Kennedy's nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

By the end of the week, Republicans will have more nominees ready for floor action: Committees are set to vote on former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be Transportation secretary, Lee Zeldin to be EPA administrator and Doug Burgum to be Interior secretary, among others

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. petitioned the F.D.A. to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.