The Senate will have separate committee hearings for three of President Donald Trump’s administration nominees on Wednesday, including former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is considered one of his more vulnerable picks.
At approximately 10 a.m. on Wednesday, hearings for both Kennedy in the Finance Committee and Howard Lutnick in the Commerce Committee will begin.
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Kennedy and Loeffler will have committee hearings on Wednesday. (Reuters)
Trump picked Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), while Lutnick is the president’s choice for Commerce secretary.
In the afternoon, Kelly Loeffler goes before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. The hearing for Trump’s pick to lead the Small Business Administration starts at 3:30 p.m.
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Howard Lutnick is being considered for secretary of commerce. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
Several of Trump’s nominees have already been confirmed, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Transportation Secretary-designate Sean Duffy.
While the Hegseth confirmation came down to the wire, with Vice President JD Vance being needed to break a tie in the Senate, there’s been some indication that other Trump nominees such as Kennedy, former Democrat Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and potentially Kash Patel will have their own uphill battles to getting confirmed.
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Kelly Loeffler is a former senator from Georgia. (Alyssa Pointer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Gabbard is Trump’s choice to be director of national intelligence, and Patel was nominated to lead the FBI.
While the Finance Committee will ultimately vote on whether to advance Kennedy’s nomination to the Senate floor, he will also have a hearing on Thursday before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions because of the position’s relevance to public health.
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Kennedy is one of Trump’s more controversial picks. (Jon Cherry/Getty Images)
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Senators on both sides of the aisle in the Finance Committee are expected to ask Kennedy for clarifications on his past statements regarding vaccines and how he would apply his beliefs if confirmed to lead HHS.
After a brief pause for the holiday season, Senate hearings for President Trump’s nominees have resumed on Capitol Hill. With a new Congress in session, lawmakers are once again scrutinizing the qualifications and potential conflicts of interest of the candidates being put forward for various positions in the administration.
Among the nominees facing confirmation hearings are individuals being considered for key roles in the departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services. Senators on both sides of the aisle are expected to ask tough questions and demand transparency from the nominees as they seek to ensure that only the most qualified individuals are appointed to these important positions.
As the hearings progress, it remains to be seen how contentious the confirmation process will become, particularly in light of the ongoing political climate and recent controversies surrounding the Trump administration. Stay tuned for updates on the Senate hearings and the fate of President Trump’s nominees on Capitol Hill.
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