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View submission: Live updates: RFK Jr. faces opposition from senators in fiery confirmation hearing

From USA TODAY's reporters:

• Robert F. Kennedy Jr.*[1] *faces tough questions Wednesday about his opposition to vaccines, fluoride in water and junk food as senators weigh his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.*

1: https://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr/

• The former Democratic candidate for president and longtime environmental lawyer faces* *potential opposition from both Democrats and Republicans*[2]*, making him potentially one of* *Trump's weakest Cabinet nominees*[3]*. Since dropping his presidential bid in late August and backing Trump, Kennedy has focused on a "**Make America Healthy Again*[4]*" slogan, emphasizing the need for the government to address chronic health issues that has resonated with some Americans but alarmed health officials who have called his ideas overly simplistic and dangerous.*

2: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/11/14/trump-appoints-rfk-jr-health-human-services/76201219007/

3: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/12/17/abortion-agriculture-challenges-kennedy-nomination/77035323007/

4: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/11/14/rfk-jr-make-america-healthy-again-movement-why/76256079007/

• The Senate Finance Committee is began Kennedy's confirmation hearing at 10 a.m. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee is scheduled to question Kennedy at 10 a.m. Thursday. Both committees have to consider his nomination before it can be voted on by the Senate.*

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