LIVE VIDEO: Kennedy’s Senate Confirmation Hearing

The New York Times reports:

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose antipathy toward vaccines has raised alarms among health experts and galvanized the “medical freedom” movement, will testify Wednesday at the first of two Senate committee hearings as he seeks to become the nation’s health secretary.

Until now, Mr. Kennedy has had only closed-door meetings with senators. His appearance Wednesday before the Senate Committee on Finance, which is set for 10 a.m. Eastern, will be high profile and high stakes, one part Washington theater and one part substantive debate.

Mr. Kennedy’s unorthodox views on a range of matters — from vaccines, to fluoridated water (he opposes it) to raw milk (he embraces it, though federal regulators say it is dangerous) have made him one of President Trump’s most polarizing cabinet picks.

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