--- title: Trump Health Nominee Tom Price Begins Confirmation Hearing description: The Senate will begin hearings Wednesday for Tom Price, Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Watch live here canonical: https://time.com/4637468/tom-price-confirmation-hearing-watch-live/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-18T15:09:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:46:47.426Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Donald Trump's Health Secretary Nominee Tom Price Goes Before Congress og:description: The confirmation hearing begins at 10 a.m. og:url: https://time.com/4637468/tom-price-confirmation-hearing-watch-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt046eb4be8cb9e162/6988b5dbfb4eac67eb8906de/tom-price-confirmation-hearing.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Trump's Pick For Health Secretary Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) Speaks At The Brookings Institution On The Federal Budget Process og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Donald Trump's Health Secretary Nominee Tom Price Goes Before Congress twitter:description: The confirmation hearing begins at 10 a.m. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt046eb4be8cb9e162/6988b5dbfb4eac67eb8906de/tom-price-confirmation-hearing.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Donald Trump Health Secretary Nominee Tom Price Faces Confirmation Hearing  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 18, 2017 3:09 PM UTC  Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) speaks at the Brookings Institution on Nov. 30, 2016 in Washington, D.C. Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) speaks at the Brookings Institution on Nov. 30, 2016 in Washington, D.C.Alex Wong/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 18, 2017 3:09 PM UTC The Senate will begin confirmation hearings on Wednesday morning for [Georgia Rep. Tom Price](http://time.com/4636351/tom-price-drug-companies-investments/), President-elect Donald Trump’s [pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services](http://time.com/4584608/donald-trump-tom-price-health-and-human-services/). The Human Rights Campaign sent a letter to Congressional offices on Tuesday, [raising concerns](http://time.com/4637046/donald-trump-hhs-lgbt/) that Price would reverse protections for LGBT patients. Price, an orthopedic surgeon, has been a vocal critic of the [Affordable Care Act](http://time.com/4635092/congress-repeal-obamacare-first-steps/), which Republican legislators are moving to repeal. Price has proposed replacement healthcare bills in Congress in the past. 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