To remember from day 2 of the confirmation hearings of RFK JR.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the choice of president of President Trump for the Secretary of Health, plowed his second day of confirmation hearings on Thursday, offering a vigorous defense of his opinions on vaccination during a controversial session of Three hours which was raised and revealed that the critical republican senator still had doubts.

The hearing before the Senate health committee was noisy and emotional. Mr. Kennedy entered a cry match with Senator Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Independent, while Senator Maggie Hassan, Democrat of New Hampshire, melted in tears when he spoke of his 36 -year -old son, who suffers from brain paralysis. Mr. Kennedy himself is not afraid of confrontation.

Here are five points to remember:

A key republican vote is always undecided.

The Republican who could hold the key to the future of Mr. Kennedy, Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, did not arrive on Thursday. Mr. Cassidy, president of the health committee and doctor, also sits on the Senate finance committee, the panel that will determine whether the appointment of Mr. Kennedy advances on the Senate ground.

Mr. Cassidy opened the hearing by telling the story of a patient who needed a liver transplant. He said that taking care of the woman was the “worse day of my medical career” because he knew that a $ 50 vaccine could have prevented his fate. “Your past to undermine confidence in vaccines with unfounded or deceptive arguments concerns me,” said Cassidy. “Can I have confidence that it’s now in the past?” Can data and information modify your opinion or are you only looking for data supporting a predetermined conclusion? »»

At the end of the hearing, Cassidy clearly indicated that his questions had not been answered. He wondered aloud if Mr. Kennedy would use his “credibility” to support or undermine faith in vaccines, saying: “I have to understand this for my vote.”