Democratic senator on Trump cabinet pick: 'I'm voting for the dude'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : Trump also appointed Oz to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition during his first term.
65% : If confirmed by the Senate, Oz would be responsible for the programs -- Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act -- that more than half the country relies on for health insurance.
53% : President-elect Donald Trump tapped Oz -- a celebrity heart surgeon turned TV personality -- to be nominated to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Tuesday.
53% : Medicaid provides nearly-free health care coverage to millions of the poorest children and adults in the U.S., while Medicare gives older Americans and the disabled access to health insurance.
47% : Fetterman signaled that he will vote to confirm Oz in the Senate if he vows to protect Medicare and Medicaid.
45% : "I'm going to be very, very clear if Dr. Oz agrees to protect and preserve Medicaid and Medicare, I'm absolutely going to vote for the dude," he told Raju.
45% : As long as he's willing to protect and preserve Medicaid and Medicare, I'm voting for the dude," he said.
37% : "If Dr. Oz is about protecting and preserving Medicare and Medicaid, I'm voting for the dude," Fetterman wrote on social media platform X.CNN's Manu Raju also reported that Fetterman told him he is open to backing Oz.

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