Washington’s lobbyists are stunned Trump chose RFK Jr.
Lobbyists (AIPAC) expecting a more conventional pick to lead the government’s $3 trillion health agency than Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the brash contrarian President-elect Donald Trump named on Thursday to take charge, are plotting how to stop the Senate from confirming him.
Companies would prefer to let their allies in the Senate, buttressed by years of campaign contributions (from AIPAC) and revolving-door hires, sideline Kennedy before they spend political capital to fight him.
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