{"id":2369703,"date":"2024-11-16T09:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durbin-questions-rfk-jr-gaetz-picks-rubio-and-others-are-worthy-choice-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-16T09:18:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T14:18:05","slug":"durbin-questions-rfk-jr-gaetz-picks-rubio-and-others-are-worthy-choice-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/durbin-questions-rfk-jr-gaetz-picks-rubio-and-others-are-worthy-choice-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Durbin questions RFK Jr., Gaetz picks; Rubio and others are \u2018worthy choice\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdurbin-questions-rfk-jr-gaetz-picks-rubio-and-others-are-worthy-choice-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2369703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Senator Dick Durbin has expressed his concerns regarding President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s cabinet nominations, particularly the potential appointment \u200bof Robert Kennedy Jr.\u2064 as head of Health and Human Services. Durbin believes Kennedy&#8217;s views on public health, \u2064especially his skepticism about fluoride in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">drinking water<\/a>, could \u200bnegatively influence public perception and\u2062 spread misinformation. He also raised questions about other nominees, including former Representative Matt Gaetz for attorney general, but acknowledged Senator Marco Rubio\u2062 as\u2062 a &#8220;worthy\u2064 choice&#8221; for Secretary\u200b of State\u200d due to their\u200b friendship despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elite-private-academy-refuses-to-show-race-based-curriculum-to-parents\/\" title=\"Elite Private Academy Refuses To Show Race-Based Curriculum To Parents\">differing political views<\/a>. The timeline for Senate \u2063confirmation votes on these nominations remains unclear. \u200dIn response, Illinois \u2064House Minority Leader Tony McCombie criticized\u2063 Democrats for engaging in &#8220;petty politics&#8221; rather\u2062 than focusing\u2062 on effective solutions for the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Durbin questions RFK Jr., Gaetz picks; Rubio and others are &lsquo;worthy choice&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1883170\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois is raising concerns over nominations President-elect Donald Trump is naming to fill his cabinet. Republicans say Democrats need to recognize the mandate from voters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Since Trump swept the election with Republicans taking control of the U.S. House and Senate, the former president has been naming members of his cabinet.<\/p>\n<p>At an unrelated event Friday, Durbin, D-Springfield, said he&rsquo;s concerned about Robert Kennedy Jr. being nominated to lead Health and Human Services under a Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For 70 years we put fluoride in our drinking water believing that reducing cavities in our teeth was a good outcome and it was safe to do so,&rdquo; Durbin said. &ldquo;Now he&rsquo;s raising questions that &lsquo;maybe that&rsquo;s dangerous.&rsquo; Well you start pedaling these theories around the United States and guess what&rsquo;s going to happen in social media. It&rsquo;s going to be picked up and be gospel truth to a lot of people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear when the U.S. Senate will take up Trump&rsquo;s nominations for confirmation votes. Durbin also questioned other appointments such as former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, to be the next attorney general. But, Durbin said U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to be Secretary of State is a &ldquo;worthy choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Marco Rubio is my friend,&rdquo; Durbin said. &ldquo;We disagree on a lot of political issues but he is a worthy choice for Secretary of State and there are others as well. I just want to say I don&rsquo;t know how it will come out but if the hearings do their job, we&rsquo;ll get to the bottom of these basic questions about each of these nominees.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Illinois House Minority Leader Tony McCombie, R-Savanna, said Democrats need to stop with &ldquo;petty politics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Instead of focusing on commonsense solutions for Illinois, they&rsquo;re more concerned with enacting policies to counter what they think Trump might do,&rdquo; McCombie said.<\/p>\n<p>State legislators return for the final three days of veto session Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The public policy impact on Chicago from the incoming Trump administration is being laid out by residents and city leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Brandon Johnson says Donald Trump has an opportunity to work with Chicago to unite the country, but demands the rich &ldquo;pay their fair share.&rdquo; He also raised concerns about Trump&rsquo;s mass deportation plan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It looks like a really nasty form of government that would isolate people,&rdquo; Johnson said Thursday. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s that type of mindset that not only enslaved people but it sent people to gas chambers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Standing with the Greater Chicagoland Black Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Josephine Wade, owner of Josephine&rsquo;s Southern Cooking, said leaders need to put politics aside because something has to change in Illinois. People are leaving the state.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Indiana has a terrible shortage of houses because people are trying to move there,&rdquo; Wade said. &ldquo;The rents are lower and the taxes are lower.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Top Democrats such as Gov. J.B. 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