Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., announced Thursday that she has filed articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., said she will file articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for “health care chaos,” she announced on X.
Stevens posted: “Health care chaos. Reckless cuts. Rising costs. Michiganders and families across the country are paying the price for RFK Jr.’s agenda. Enough is enough, which is why I’m drafting articles of impeachment against @SecKennedy.”
Stevens has been a vocal critic of Kennedy since he was approved for his position. Earlier this month, she called for his resignation.
“Michiganders are tired of politicians who chase attention and ignore real problems. I’ve seen enough chaos from this administration and from Secretary Kennedy,” she said in a statement Sept. 15. “He’s making Michiganders unhealthy and unsafe. He needs to resign now. It’s time for leaders who fight for science, for health, and for the people, not those who undermine the progress our families and researchers work so hard to achieve.”
The articles of impeachment will focus on “RFK Jr.’s abdication of duty by cutting funding for lifesaving research, including: cancer research, childhood cancer research, research on sudden infant death syndrome and studying how to combat addiction,” she said in a statement. The list of grievances goes on to cite lying to senators, hiring vaccine skeptics, politicizing the FDA, ending public comment for HHS rulemaking and more.
The impeachment attempt comes after several moves that medical organizations are speaking out against, including cutting recommended childhood and COVID-19 vaccines and saying that Tylenol causes autism in fetuses. Kennedy also faced a contentious questioning from a Senate panel on his decisions earlier this month.
Stevens is seeking to run for Senate next year.
The Hill reported that Republican senators are growing uncomfortable with health decisions being made by the Trump administration. One lawmaker told The Hill that Republicans are “starting to break ranks” over it.
