Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to face his first Senate confirmation hearing as President Donald Trump's nominee to be the secretary of health and human services.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will undergo intense scrutiny over his history of controversial and inflammatory comments at his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday to become President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. goes before two two U.S. Senate hearings in his quest to head the nation's health department. Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a doctor, sits on both.

Kennedy is the country's most well-known anti-vaccine activist, and could soon lead be Trump's top health official.

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Some GOP senators want public commitments from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before deciding whether to support him as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, signaling that President Donald Trump’s pick will have to win over uncertain Republicans in order to secure the job.

If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the scheduled impending confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy and the ramifications of his potential role as Secretary of Health and Human Services.