Ricketts again – he’s on the warpath!
A GOP senator says he and President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s top health agency, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., recently met and discussed the “importance” of “preventing the expansion of marijuana.”
Ahead of a Senate confirmation vote for Kennedy’s nomination to head up the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) shared photos of the two meeting to talk about several of the senator’s priorities, including reducing cannabis access.
While Kennedy was vocal about his support for marijuana legalization when he was running for president himself, as well as during his time on the Trump transition team, he’s become notably silent on the issue as he works to win over senators to secure confirmation to the HHS role. He’s already been cleared by the Senate Finance Committee.
Now Ricketts—who filed a bill on Thursday alongside Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) that seeks to prevent the marijuana industry from taking federal tax deductions even if it’s rescheduling—is signaling that he’s putting pressure on Kennedy to adopt an anti-cannabis position as HHS secretary.
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GOP Senator Pushes RFK Jr. On ‘Preventing The Expansion Of Marijuana’ As Trump’s Health Secretary
