Senate committee advances Klomp as HHS No. 2

15-12, one Democrat crossing over: the vote nobody notices until the appointee makes news for the wrong reason.

A key Senate committee Thursday advanced the nomination of Chris Klomp to be deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), setting him up for a later floor vote for confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee voted 15-12, with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) joining all Republicans. Klomp is already a powerful senior adviser…

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