Because it seems, lawmakers and federal employees aren’t a fan of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s management on the Division of Well being and Human Providers. Not solely does the HHS secretary have a line of individuals calling for him to resign, together with his personal staffers, however he’s additionally now dealing with impeachment as effectively.
On Wednesday, Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan filed articles of impeachment towards the brain-wormed politician, saying he has undermined public well being. And that’s exhausting to argue towards. He has promoted fringe views from falsely saying Tylenol causes autism to tearing a well being monitoring program away from coal miners.
Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan, proven in Might.
That mentioned, it’s impossible the impeachment succeeds. Congress has a Republican majority in each chambers, making the chance of this coming to a vote on the Home flooring very slim.
As famous by The New York Occasions, Stevens’ actions could also be extra about getting some fireplace below her run for Senate as subsequent 12 months’s major approaches. She faces state Sen. Mallory McMorrow and progressive activist Abdul El-Sayed.
Nonetheless, one other politician additionally thinks sufficient is sufficient with Kennedy.
Unbiased Sen. Angus King of Maine, who caucuses with Democrats, scheduled a vote that might enable lawmakers to sign their issues over Kennedy’s malfeasance to this point. In principle, this might open the door for each side of the aisle to overtly focus on the havoc Kennedy has wreaked on HHS.
However it’s exhausting to say whether or not Republican lawmakers will take that chance.
For instance, Republican Sen. Invoice Cassidy of Louisiana, a medical physician who considerably reluctantly voted for Kennedy’s affirmation, has just lately turned down alternatives to criticize the well being secretary. That’s the case even after Kennedy reneged on pledges he made to Cassidy about not messing an excessive amount of with vaccine coverage.
Kennedy, who has a protracted historical past of pushing anti-vaccine lies, has fired scientists from a high vaccine advisory committee, ousted the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention director, and eliminated vaccine mandates for younger kids and pregnant ladies, amongst different issues.
However, hey, not less than the person can do pull-ups.
