Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often used his influential position to weigh in on public health issues, but during a congressional hearing he dodged questions about whether children should be vaccinated.

Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee lauded the Make America Healthy Again movement on Wednesday while pushing back ever so gently against peripheral policies during HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first testimony in the House since taking office.

The nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., faces questions from lawmakers on his response to the measles outbreak and plans for budget cuts.