Confirmation hearings almost never produce the bombshell moment we sometimes seem to be expecting. Nevertheless, they can still be illuminating if you pay close enough attention, even when the nominees bob and weave to try to avoid saying anything controversial or contradicting their future boss. The latter is particularly difficult for Donald Trump's picks to head Cabinet departments, since the positions he takes change from day to day, and in some cases are in direct opposition to what Republicans plan to do. So when Tom Price began his confirmation hearings on Wednesday to be secretary of health and human services, he probably knew he was going to get some questions that wouldn't be easy to answer.