Why it's spineless
Hyde-Smith has spent years demanding that HHS answer pro-life litmus tests — in 2024 she co-signed a letter demanding Biden's HHS withdraw a rule she said steered taxpayer dollars to abortion providers. Yet she voted YES on a nominee whose abortion record was so erratic that pro-life groups and Mike Pence's organization opposed him. Her one consistent standard for health leadership turned out to be whose administration the nominee served.