Former Westchester resident and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is one step closer to becoming the country's top health official, scoring enough votes from the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, Jan. 4 to advance his nomination to the full Senate.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., once seen as a longshot to serve as America’s top health official, is now set to head to the Senate floor for a confirmation vote.

The Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to send Kennedy’s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services to the full chamber.

After months of uncertainty, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took a major step toward confirmation as the next HHS secretary after the Senate Finance Committee voted along party lines to advance his nomination.

Next, the full Senate will vote whether to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared on track Tuesday to become the nation’s health secretary. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence also cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday.

President Trump on Tuesday cited inaccurate figures of autism diagnoses as a reason why the Senate should confirm Robert F Kennedy Jr., his controversial pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Trump's embattled health secretary pick, vaccine conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., squeaked through a crucial vote in his confirmation bid on Tuesday.