Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont ripped into possible Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday after the man failed to answer as to whether or not healthcare was a basic human right.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to be the nation’s top health official is uncertain after a key Republican joined Democrats to raise persistent concerns over the nominee’s deep skepticism of routine childhood vaccinations that prevent deadly diseases.

The two went back and forth in a near-shouting match, at which point Senator Markwayne Mullin complained Sanders was “battering the witness.”

It was just one of many questions that Kennedy seemed unprepared to answer during his Senate confirmation hearing.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was asked about anti-vaccine onesies sold by a nonprofit he formerly chaired, and recently resigned from, during his confirmation hearing Wednesday.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, about a baby onesie sold from a group he founded

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

RFK Jr.’s long record of questioning the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him during a confirmation hearing where a key Republican quickly raised concerns about his views.

Kennedy appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday as he seeks confirmation as the nation's health secretary.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.), thought to be a possible “yes” vote on Robert F. Kennedy Jr. because they have some shared views on food safety and obesity, grilled Kennedy on his views on abortion and vaccines.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went before the Senate Health Committee Thursday as President Trump's nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services.