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Rep. Stevens Files Impeachment Against HHS Secretary Over Healthcare Cuts

9/25/2025

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) has initiated impeachment articles against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for significant cuts to medical research and increasing healthcare costs.
She accuses him of power abuse and jeopardizing public health, claiming healthcare has become less affordable for Michiganders.
Stevens points to cuts in cancer research and studies on sudden infant death syndrome as alarming.
She alleges RFK Jr. misled during his confirmation hearings about the CDC's vaccine panel's integrity.
The impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed in the Republican-controlled House.

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) has initiated impeachment articles against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for significant cuts to medical research and increasing healthcare costs.
She accuses him of power abuse and jeopardizing public health, claiming healthcare has become less affordable for Michiganders.
Stevens points to cuts in cancer research and studies on sudden infant death syndrome as alarming.
She alleges RFK Jr. misled during his confirmation hearings about the CDC's vaccine panel's integrity.
The impeachment effort is unlikely to succeed in the Republican-controlled House.