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call to action for june 30, 2025

Background

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s tenure as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been a disaster for science and public health.

Besides dismantling our nation’s public health and biomedical research infrastructure, Kennedy has spread lies about vaccines, defunded childhood vaccination programs, and gutted the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices—even as a preventable and deadly measles outbreak continues to rage.

He has also made despicable statements about autism spectrum disorder, claiming that it is a preventable disease and suggesting that people with autism (or, by implication, any level of disability) cannot lead meaningful lives. And while Kennedy’s HHS denies that they will combine private and public health data to create an autism “registry,” Kennedy is pushing forward with a “massive testing and research effort” that will likely be used to validate his false narrative about this condition.

Kennedy is a threat to scientific integrity, public health, and the lives of those served by HHS research and programs. Congress must hold him accountable for his careless statements and for actions that endanger the health and safety of every American.

Call Your Senators

Alex Padilla | 202-224-3553 (DC) or 415-981-9369 (local)

Adam Schiff | 202-224-3841 (DC) or 415-393-0707 (local)

Call Your Representative

For most of us, that’s Sam Liccardo or Ro Khanna. If you are not sure who your U.S. representative is, go here.

Sam Liccardo | 202-225-8104 (DC) or 408-245-2339 (local)

Ro Khanna | 202-436-2720 (DC) or 408-436-2720 (local)

Sample Script

Hi, I'm a constituent from [your zip code]. My name is [your full name].

I’m calling you to express my outrage over RFK Jr.’s attacks on public health, including the elimination of essential scientific research and his decision to gut the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. I ask that you demand Kennedy's immediate resignation and the reinstatement of credible scientists to the vaccination advisory committee.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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