Robert F. Kennedy Jr. met with multiple senators on Capitol Hill this week, striving to gain enough votes to be confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services in January.
The HHS manages 13 agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Outside of Washington, supporters of the former Democrat and independent presidential candidate are involved in a widespread grassroots effort to see that Kennedy gets a chance to implement his Make America Healthy Again platform.
“Support for RFK Jr. reflects a widespread discontent with the status quo—a frustration that transcends party lines and political affiliations,” Sayer Ji, founder of GreenMedInfo.com and cofounder of Stand For Health Freedom, told The Epoch Times.
Stand for Health Freedom, a nonprofit organization launched in 2019, is leading a drive to have citizens sign a petition and contact their senators to urge them to cast their vote to confirm Kennedy.
“America’s health policies often set a precedent for the world. If RFK Jr. can lead a transformative shift here, the ripple effect on global health care systems could be profound—fostering a renewed trust in the relationship between governments and their citizens,” Ji said.
The group