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Xavier Becerra ( / hɑːviˈɛər bɪˈsɛrə / hah-vee-AIR beh-SEHR-ə; Latin American Spanish: [xaˈβjeɾ βeˈsera]; born January 26, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 2021. He is the first Latino to hold this position in history. [1]
Xavier Becerra has served as the 25th United States secretary of health and human services since March 19, 2021, the first person of Hispanic descent to hold the post. Duties [ edit ] The flag of the secretary of health, education, and welfare, the predecessor to the current office.
Becerra served in the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017 before moving on to the role of California’s attorney general. His nomination comes at a time when the fate of Obamacare is up to ...
However, Becerra played down the differences. "I don’t think there's today substantive disagreement about the essential elements – it's more how they are packaged, how they are defined," he said.
Grumbling from high-ranking Biden administration officials and a harsh watchdog report released last week are the latest challenges for Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, who ...
Gavin Newsom. Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
During Becerra’s Senate confirmation hearing in February, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., noted the dual challenges of a pandemic and a health care system strained “to the max,” telling Becerra, “There ...
Becerra and Rep. Jim Costa, D-Fresno, spoke at UCSF Fresno about health care workforce shortages, medical education, and access to care in the San Joaquin Valley. “Contraceptive care is basic ...