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.

Department Health and Human Services (HHS) nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. refused to say that vaccines do not cause autism at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. During an appearance before the Senate Health,

In a Senate hearing, Senator Bernie Sanders pushed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. again on his past support for unsupported claims that vaccines caused autism.

During his confirmation hearing for HHS secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. leaned in on his environmental credentials but refused to denounce President Donald

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders questioned Health Secretary nominee RFK Jr. on vaccine stance, calling responses "troubling" and "problematic."

The time Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent in New Hampshire as a presidential candidate became the subject of key moments during his U.S. Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday.

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.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced about 3.5 hours of questioning on topics including his past comments on vaccines and abortion during the first of his two confirmation hearings.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) was one of many senators to question President Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a Senate confirmation hearing

Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary said that NIH, FDA and CDC would be integral in his objective to prevent chronic disease.

Kennedy faced his second day of questioning from senators as he seeks confirmation as Trump’s secretary of Health and Human Services.