The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back on during the hearing.

Mass., questioned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at his confirmation hearing and pressed him about influencing and profiting from lawsuits against vaccine makers if he served as secretary of health and human services.

Sen. Warren sent almost 200 questions to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on topics like vaccine misinformation, abortion access, and food regulation.

At the Senate confirmation hearing, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashed with Senator Elizabeth Warren over critical issues. The heated exchange highlighted their differing views on policy matters, with RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stand before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pension Committee Thursday as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. responded to the criticism that he would act like a "conspiracy theorist" as Secretary of Health and Human Services during his first day of confirmation hearing Wednesday with the Senate Finance Committee: SEN.

You won't go to work for a drug company after you leave HHS, but you and I both know there's another way to make money,” Warren said.

The exchange erupted when Warren asked Kennedy about his previous anti-vaccine statements, which he appeared to walk back during the hearing.

RFK Jr. and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) got into a heated clash during his confirmation hearing to be the next Health and Human Services secretary.

Warren pointed out that the government financial disclosures Kennedy filed as part of the confirmation process said he had made $2.5 million from a law firm that has sued vaccine manufacturers.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump's pick to the lead the Department of Health and Human Services, was pressed on possible conflicts of interest during his Senate confirmation hearing.