So he wouldn't have been approved if not for the Republicans' votes.
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Six Republican senators voted yes on Robert Califf's nomination, while four Democrats and one independent voted no

he Senate confirmed President Biden's nominee for FDA commissioner, Dr. Robert Califf, on Tuesday with a vote of 50 to 46, with one senator voting present, despite several Democrats opposing the selection and Sen. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., absent as he recovers from a stroke.

While Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., all went against the administration by voting against Califf, Republican Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., and Richard Burr, R-N.C., all voted for him. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., withdrew his no vote and voted present to sync up with Luján.

Califf previously held the office during the end of the Obama administration from February 2016 to January 2017, and he has been criticized for not taking appropriate steps to combat the opioid crisis. Some of the toughest questions Califf faced during his December confirmation hearing came from Democrats...

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