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\t\t<\/p>\n If you have been watching Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s confirmation hearing, you might be wondering what is wrong with his voice.<\/p>\n The 71-year-old politician is President Trump<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s selection to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services and he was grilled by lawmakers during a hearing on Wednesday (January 29) in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n RFK Jr.<\/strong>\u2018s raspy voice features a tremble or quiver, which he has had for decades due to a condition.<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Kennedy<\/strong> was diagnosed with the rare neurological condition spasmodic dysphonia many years ago.<\/p>\n \u201cI have a tremble in my voice \u2026 particularly when I first start talking,\u201d he previously said in 2004 during an appearance on The Diane Rehm Show<\/em>. <\/p>\n The organization Dysphonia International<\/a> notes that the condition \u201cis a chronic neurological voice disorder and a focal laryngeal dystonia. It results in involuntary spasms of the muscles that open or close the vocal folds, causing a voice that presents with breaks and strained\/strangled quality or breathy quality, depending on the type of spasmodic dysphonia (adductor or abductor).\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s estimated that 500,000 people in the U.S. suffer from spasmodic dysphonia. <\/p>\n Pictured inside: RFK Jr.<\/strong>\u2018s wife Cheryl Hines<\/strong><\/a> sitting behind him at the confirmation hearing. <\/p>\n <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n