Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced aggressive questions about his skepticism of vaccines and other issues during the first of two scheduled Senate confirmation hearings.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s controversial pick to lead Health and Human Services, testified before a Senate panel that is crucial to advance his nomination.

If approved, Kennedy will control a $1.7 trillion agency that oversees food and hospital inspections, hundreds of health clinics, vaccine recommendations and health insurance for roughly half the country.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a former presidential candidate and environmental activist, endorsed Donald Trump last year and threw his weight behind a campaign to “Make America Healthy Again.” For the past two decades he has been best known for airing skeptical views on vaccines.

Cheryl Hines joined husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the first day of his confirmation hearing for his nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Wednesday, January 29. The pair, who has been married since 2014,

Cheryl Hines is supporting her husband, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., at his Senate confirmation hearing. In a photo obtained by Access Hollywood, the 59-year-old actress is seen giving the 71-year-old politician a kiss before he addressed the Senate during the Senate Finance Committee hearing in Washington D.