July 29, 2025
The Senate Health,
Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted along party lines 12-11 on
Thursday to confirm Brian Christine, MD, as the Assistant Secretary for Health
in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
In this role, Dr. Christine, a urologist, would be an advisor to Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as lead a new HHS office, the Administration for a Healthy America. The nomination next goes to a vote before the full Senate.
“These nominees are vital to advancing President Trump’s pro-worker, pro-family, pro-patient agenda,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD, (R-LA) said in a statement. “As Chairman of the HELP Committee, I am committed to getting President Trump’s team in place as quickly as possible.”