Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) announced on Wednesday that she has filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
In a video posted on X, Stevens claimed RFK Jr. “has turned his back on science, on public health, and on the American people.”
The lawmaker continued, “Under his watch, families are less safe. Health care costs are skyrocketing, and life-saving research, including right here in Michigan, is being gutted.”
RFK Jr. is the biggest self-created threat to our health and safety. I cannot, and I will not stand by while one man dismantles decades of medical progress. Enough is enough, and that is why I'm pushing to impeach RFK Jr. to hold him accountable and to protect the health, safety, and future of every Michigander. Because our health, our science, and our future are worth fighting for.
🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
— Rep. Haley Stevens (@RepHaleyStevens) December 10, 2025
RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos. pic.twitter.com/FKQLuqjXkz
In another video, she claimed Kennedy’s policies are “conspiracy theories” and “direct attacks on clinical research that has proven to keep people safe.”
RFK Jr. has been putting Michiganders’ health at risk with his conspiracy theories turned pseudo policies.
— Haley Stevens (@HaleyforMI) December 10, 2025
I’ve had enough of it.
Which is why I’m filing articles of impeachment against the HHS Secretary. He’s gotta go. pic.twitter.com/zTQhfsZge0
The resolution Stevens filed claims Kennedy “abused the powers of his office and failed to execute the laws of the United States faithfully.” It further states that he has diminished federal health agencies, violated legal requirements, and put Americans’ health at risk.
As examples, Stevens cites significant staffing cuts, the cancellation and freezing of thousands of research grants, and the scuttling of key programs aimed at addressing childhood, mental health, substance abuse, and infectious diseases. She also alleges that he interfered with how agencies such as the NIH, CDC, and FDA are supposed to comply with federal law.
Moreover, Kennedy has spread “false, misleading, and dangerous rhetoric” about vaccines and other health-related matters, according to the document. This has supposedly damaged public trust in science and medicine.
So far, the resolution has no co-sponsors. No other Democratic lawmakers have publicly supported the effort to remove Kennedy from his position.
This development follows Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) filing articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.