NORTH KINGSTOWN − Rhode Island U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse isn't tipping his hand on how he will vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has introduced a new bill called the Zero-Percent Student Loan Refinancing Act, which would allow individuals to refinance their federal student loans at a 0 percent ...