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Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by <a href="https://lipperalpha.refinitiv.com/" data-omtr-intcmp="topnav_more_refinitive_info">Refinitiv Lipper</a>. <br>RFK Jr. is planning to meet with Democrats in addition to Republicans as he looks to get confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration.<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rfk-jr-set-face-abortion-vaccine-scrutiny-sitdowns-senators-capitol-hill" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will</a> be asked to explain some of his beliefs about farming and food production by Republicans who are protective of the agricultural industry in their states. This could stand in the way of a smooth confirmation if he doesn't manage to address their concerns. <br>"They've got to be able to use <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/america-first-group-says-its-voter-targeting-made-difference-trump-picks-several-leaders-wh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">modern farming techniques</a>, and that involves a lot of things, not only really sophisticated equipment, but also fertilizers and pesticides. So, we have to have that conversation," Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., told reporters. <br>"I'm always going to stand up for farmers and ranchers."<br><a href="https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-wants-answers-from-trump-over-elon-musk-conflicts-interest" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>ELIZABETH WARREN WANTS ANSWERS FROM TRUMP OVER ELON MUSK 'CONFLICTS OF INTEREST'</strong></a><br><span>Some Senate Republicans want answers from RFK Jr. on agricultural beliefs before confirming him.</span> <span>(Reuters)</span><br>Hoeven told Fox News Digital he would need certain assurances from Kennedy to support him. <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/chuck-grassley" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa</a>, told reporters he wants Kennedy "to understand that when I started farming in 1960, we raised 50 bushels of corn to the acre. Now, we raise on an annual average about 200 in Iowa. A lot more than that.<br><span>Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., speaks May 4, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington</span> <span>(AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)</span><br>"And you can't feed 9 billion people on the face of the earth [if] we don't take advantage of genetic engineering."<br>Before meeting with Trump's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Tuesday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., told reporters he planned to ask him about pesticide use. <br>Afterward, it seemed Kennedy addressed any concerns, because Tuberville wrote on X, "Our meeting reaffirmed what I already knew: RFK Jr. is the right man to make sure our food is safe, bring transparency to vaccines and health care, and Make America Healthy Again."<br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-caucus-co-founder-introduces-two-bills-kickstart-waste-cutting-trump-term" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>DOGE CAUCUS FOUNDING MEMBER DEBUTS 2 BILLS TO KICK-START WASTE CUTS IN TRUMP TERM</strong></a><br><span>Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. visits "The Story With Martha MacCallum" at Fox News Channel Studios Sept. 25, 2024, in New York City.</span> <span>(Jason Mendez/Getty Images)</span><br>While some Republicans are worried about the agricultural implications of Kennedy's positions, his food safety stances are providing some level of appeal to certain Democrats, whose votes he could potentially need to be confirmed. <br>A number of Democratic senators told Fox News Digital their interest was piqued by Kennedy's <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/regulation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">thoughts on food regulations</a>, but none said they had meetings scheduled yet. <br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-caucus-co-founder-introduces-two-bills-kickstart-waste-cutting-trump-term" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>TOM COTTON DEMANDS DOD RECORDS ON BORDER-WALL MATERIAL SALES BE PRESERVED</strong></a><br><span>John Hickenlooper expressed some interest in RFK Jr.'s food production beliefs. </span> <span>(Anna Moneymaker)</span><br><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink"><strong>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</strong></a><br>"His approach to food and nutrition is more direct and perhaps might be more successful than continuing the way we've been doing it," Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., told Fox News Digital.<br>"I'm definitely looking forward to him coming in and testifying."<br>A representative for Kennedy did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication.<br>Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. 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