Maryland senator's resolution to formally condemn Robert F. Kennedy Jr. squashed by Republican
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An HHS spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Such resolutions are symbolic and entail no direct consequences. Alsobrooks requested unanimous consent to approve the resolution, a privilege afforded to individual senators, which requires just one senator present in the chamber to object.
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It was Senator Mike Crapo, Republican of Idaho,
who spoke up to object to Alsobrooks' resolution after she filed it. Crapo praised Kennedy's leadership, saying he has been 'open and transparent' about the department's efforts and has committed to addressing failures in the public health system.
'Secretary Kennedy and his team deserve time to deliver on the promise of putting patients first, promoting transparency, and following the science,' said Crapo.
The resolution represented the latest escalation in the first-term Maryland Democrat's emerging opposition to Kennedy. Alsobrooks' home state hosts the headquarters of the National Institutes of Health, which has suffered severe staffing cuts under Kennedy's watch.
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Last week, Alsobrooks called for Kennedy to resign, and when he testified in front of the
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