WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: Ranking member U.S. Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) makes a statement as committee chair U.S. Rep. Jason Smith (L) (R-MO) looks on as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies during a hearing of the House Committee on Ways and Means on Capitol Hill on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. In his first appearance this year before Congress, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify on the Trump administration's budget cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)