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.

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.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ads by a progressive nonprofit will target senators the group believes could cast the deciding vote in confirming Kennedy to lead HHS.

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.

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s picks have stirred controversy for past comments and allegations of malfeasance.

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.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a danger to national healthcare and lacks the qualifications to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, more than 17,000 doctors said in a letter to U.S. senators.

9 (UPI) --Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a danger ... Both senators have voiced their opposition to Kennedy's nomination. Kennedy also has met with Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, to discuss his nomination ...

With Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are preparing for a weekslong slog as Democrats force Republicans to work through procedural obstacles to fill out the new president’s Cabinet.

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