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2025-08-07 00:32:42 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Context: Senator Cassidy voted to confirm Kennedy as HHS Secretary, despite his current and previous concerns about Kennedy's stance on vaccines. He also previously stated he would "rebuff any attempts to remove the public’s access to life-saving vaccines" by Kennedy. https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-delivers-floor-speech-in-support-of-rfk-jr-to-be-hhs-secretary/ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00052.htm

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• Context: Senator Cassidy voted to confirm Kennedy as HHS Secretary, despite his current and previous concerns about Kennedy's stance on vaccines. He also previously stated he would "rebuff any attempts to remove the public’s access to life-saving vaccines" by Kennedy. https://www.cassidy.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/cassidy-delivers-floor-speech-in-support-of-rfk-jr-to-be-hhs-secretary/ https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00052.htm