Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face the Senate Health Committee on Thursday morning for a second day of confirmation hearings, after testifying before the Senare Finance Committee on Wednesday.

At times, the questioning at Thursday’s hearing also got intensely personal. Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, criticized Kennedy for his belief in a link between autism and vaccines. She also shared her struggles as a mother who has spent decades wondering what caused her 36-year-old son's cerebral palsy.

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.

Senator Maggie Hassan, while questioning President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, disclosed that she is the mother of a 36-year-old man with cerebral palsy.

Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan fought back tears as she confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his unwillingness to completely disavow past statements pushing the scientifically-refuted claim that vaccines cause autism—making a striking personal revelation in the process.

Senator Maggie Hassan, Democrat of New Hampshire, assailed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republicans for asserting that science around autism and vaccines wasn’t settled.

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-NH) confronted Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for seemingly switching up from his pro-choice views since aligning with President Donald Trump.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced intense scrutiny Wednesday on Capitol Hill as he sought confirmation for the role of Health and Human Services secretary.

The second day of the tumultuous confirmation hearings for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., became emotional on Thursday when New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan brought up how autism vaccine studies had impacted her family and decried claims that concerns over his nomination were driven by partisan intent.

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Watch live as RFK Jr. faces questions from senators in his confirmation hearing as President Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.