Watching Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hearing before the Senate Finance Committee was like watching a split screen.
On one side, Democratic committee members didn’t just berate Kennedy on his vaccine record, although plenty of time was spent on that. They also brought up a number of rather progressive statements Kennedy had made in what appeared to be an attempt to discourage Republicans from voting for him.
“It’s really great that my Republican colleagues are so open to voting for a pro-choice HHS secretary,” Sen. Maggie Hassan said as she displayed an image of Kennedy alongside a quote reading, “I’m pro-choice … I don’t think the government has any business telling people what they can or cannot do with their body.”