As a father, a physician and a governor, it is my responsibility to protect every community in my state – especially the most vulnerable – from threats to their health and safety, and to advocate for the public health of the entire country.

That is why I am making an appeal to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to resign as secretary of Health and Human Services. Mr. Kennedy’s actions as our country’s chief public health officer are not just irresponsible and misguided; they are dangerous. I urge him to step aside now before more damage is done to our health care system, more lives are put at risk and more American children die as a result of his policies.

In January, I issued a public warning that if Mr. Kennedy were confirmed as secretary of Health and Human Services, “he would jeopardize half a

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