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As voting continued, the tally was 52-41 in the 100-member Senate on a procedural measure to end debate on the closely watched nomination, more than the simple majority needed to
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The Senate voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for health secretary to the floor for a final vote, likely Thursday.
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