FILE PHOTO: U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra (D-CA) speaks on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Last updated on March 22nd, 2021 at 05:58 am
Xavier Becerra, the Attorney General of California, was confirmed by the US Senate to be the first Latino HHS Secretary in history.
Republicans besides Collins opposed Becerra because of his pro-choice views and his lack of experience in healthcare. It is ironic that a party that continues to support a former president whose experience is mostly in reality TV and bankruptcy court would have a problem with the qualifications of an experienced public servant to run HHS.
As long as Republicans continue to support Trump, they don’t get to use experience as a reason not to confirm a nominee.
President Biden now has all of his cabinet nominees in place, but one, Marty Walsh, and his administration has made history by putting a large number of qualified minorities in important positions in the federal government.
Trump and his gang of mostly white rich guys, and Ben Carson, have been replaced by a cabinet that looks like America, and the nation will benefit from their governance.
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