RFK Jr. sworn in as Health and Human Services secretary –Kennedy told the story of his first visit to the Oval Office when his uncle was president | 13 Feb 2025 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as the new secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), hours after being confirmed in the Republican-controlled Senate Thursday by a close vote of 52-48 that was almost entirely along party lines. Kennedy stood in the Oval Office alongside his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, and accompanied by his children, while he placed his hand on a Bible and swore the oath of office. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch swore in Kennedy. After the ceremony, Kennedy told attendees about his first visit to the Oval Office. [Deep-state traitor] Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was the only Republican to vote against Kennedy’s nomination.