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It's Wednesday, January 29th, and this is your Morning Wire afternoon update.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced questioning and in many cases fierce opposition from the Senate

Finance Committee about his bid to head up health and human services. Daily Wire's senior

editor, Cabot Phillips, has the latest. At the moment, it's unclear whether Kennedy has the votes to be confirmed for the role.

Ahead of today's hearing, some of his own family members, including his cousin Caroline Kennedy,

have lambasted him as, quote, dangerous and unqualified to oversee America's Health Bureau.

Democrats on the committee attacked previous statements he'd made regarding vaccines

and his views on the COVID-19 pandemic.

While most Republicans on the committee expressed a favorable view towards Kennedy,

some did question his pro-abortion views and how they would impact his handling of HHS.

In one of the many heated exchanges, RFK defended his questioning of the link between antidepressants and school shooters,

telling Minnesota Democrat Tina Smith, it should be studied.

Do you think physicians, when they make that prescription,

ought of access to good science?

Of course they do.

And that's all I believe to.

And you and I are an agreement, Senator.

And to your point that you made when you made these statements,

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