As he makes the rounds on Capitol Hill this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has forced Republican senators to confront his unorthodox views on food and health — and the fact that his opinions on agriculture are very different from those held by many Republicans.
But some senators who represent farming states — including many with concerns about Kennedy’s specific positions on agriculture — seem confident he simply doesn’t have the jurisdiction to do anything about it.
“He’s welcome to his opinions on farm policy, which I largely disagree with. But my understanding is he’s not gonna have any control over that,” Sen. Josh Hawley told NOTUS. “If I’m missing something, and he’s also being considered for like, ag czar, then I’m going to be really concerned. But he’s being considered for HHS secretary.”