Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate Confirmation Hearing Gets Heated: Here's What You Need to Know

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The Senate Finance Committee** held Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s first confirmation hearing for the top job at the Department of Health and Human Services, and things got intense.\NSen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) grilled Kennedy about his past comments on COVID-19, AIDS, and abortion, while Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-New Hampshire) pushed him to explain his changing position on abortion.\NBut what else happened during the hearing? Here's a quick recap of the key moments.\

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