Sanders, the senior minority party member on the committee, pressed Kennedy to concede that health care was a human right, as his father, Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncles, John F. Kennedy and Edward Kennedy, had done. Kennedy again did not give a definitive answer.

The Trump Cabinet nominee appeared to be out of his depth in response to questions that shouldn’t have been especially challenging.

RFK Jr. claimed he is not “anti-vaccine” and appeared unfamiliar with key aspects of healthcare insurance programs in his confirmation hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a contentious confirmation hearing for his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, despite his past support for anti-vaccine conspiracy

The longtime liberal faces deep skepticism over his public health views. “Frankly, you frighten people,” one Democratic senator told his former roommate.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has struggled for decades with a rare disorder affecting his speech, causing his voice to sound strained and raspy when he speaks.

President Donald Trump's pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faced the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday for his first confirmation hearing.RE

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confronted with a number of his baseless claims and a vexing abortion issue. But Republican senators treaded lightly.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s pick to run the Department of Health and Human Services, squared off with Democratic senators for more than four hours in a contentious confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny on Capitol Hill as he sought confirmation for the role of Health and Human Services Secretary.

If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.