U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens plans to introduce articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The Rochester Democrat announced those plans Thursday, saying the impeachment effort is in response to RFK Jr.’s “ongoing efforts to jeopardize public health, increase the cost of healthcare and cut critical medical research.”
Stevens alleged RFK Jr. violated his oath of office and has proven himself unfit to serve the American people.
“RFK Jr. is making our country less safe and making healthcare less affordable and accessible for Michiganders,” Stevens said. “His contempt for science, the constant spreading of conspiracy theories and his complete disregard for the thousands of research hours spent by America’s top doctors and experts is unprecedented, reckless and dangerous.
“Enough is enough – we need leaders who put science over chaos, facts over lies and people over politics, which is why I am announcing today that I have begun drafting articles of impeachment against Secretary Kennedy.”
It is highly unlikely that the Republican-majority U.S. House will approve the articles of impeachment against a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet. It wasn’t immediately clear when Stevens plans to introduce the articles.
Earlier this month, Stevens called on RFK Jr. to resign for largely the same reasons as her impeachment effort. Stevens is running for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2026.
Stevens’ impeachment announcement comes after a new conference earlier this week where Trump, alongside RFK Jr., declared a supposed link between autism and acetaminophen. The most well-known brand of acetaminophen, an over-the-counter pain relief and fever reducing medication, is Tylenol.
During the Monday night news conference, Trump also linked autism to childhood vaccine use. The announcement was part of RFK Jr.’s pledge to determine the cause of autism by the end of this month.
According to the Associated Press, there is no link between childhood vaccines and autism. There are also no studies showing Tylenol use during pregnancy increases the risk that a child has autism.
While some studies raised the possibility that taking acetaminophen during pregnancy might increase the risk of autism, the evidence isn’t conclusive and other studies haven’t found it a concern, according to the Associated Press.
Stevens’ articles of impeachment will focus on four areas.
First, she alleged RFK Jr. abdicated his duty by cutting funding for research that could save lives, including research into cancer, childhood cancer, addiction and sudden infant death syndrome, also known as SIDS.
She also alleged that RFK Jr., a vaccine skeptic, is restricting access to vaccines and spreading conspiracy theories, including the Tylenol claims. Stevens said RFK Jr. is putting lives in danger and raising healthcare costs.
Lastly, Stevens claimed that RFK Jr. lied during his confirmation hearing and failed to carry out his department’s statutory duties in administering the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some of these actions, according to Stevens, include firing every member of the CDC’s vaccine expert panel, politicizing the FDA and suggesting eliminating some FDA departments.
