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GOP Sen. John Barrasso on Sunday said that Cabinet nominees brought forward by President-elect Joe Biden in a Republican-controlled Senate should not expect an easy pathway to confirmation, according to Politico. It s not going to be a garden party, he said. If the Republicans are in the majority, these nominees are going to have to run the gauntlet.
Barrasso compared Biden s nominees to former President Barack Obama s Cabinet, saying that the selections resembled a third term of the Obama administration.
Sen. John Barrasso on Sunday said that Cabinet nominees brought forward by President-elect Joe Biden in a Republican-controlled Senate should not expect an easy pathway to confirmation, emphasizing that the party would make nominees run the gauntlet, according to Politico.
Biden’s Choice for HHS Secretary Played Role in Redress Campaign
As a congressman, Xavier Becerra supported Japanese Latin Americans.
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At the 2006 Day of Remembrance, then Rep. Xavier Becerra (right) was recognized for his efforts to create a commission on the wartime incarceration of Japanese Latin Americans. At the event, held at the Japanese American National Museum, he was presented with an honor from Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress by emcee Junichi Semitsu. (MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)
By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer
President-elect Joe Biden has selected California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be the next secretary of health and human services.
Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar speaks at a White House event, Life is Winning: Celebrating 4 Years of Pro-Life Accomplishments, Dec. 16, 2020. | Screenshot: YouTube/The White House
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced that his department was taking action against California and a hospital in Vermont that implemented policies violating the conscience rights of those opposed to abortion.
Azar was among many notable speakers at a White House event, called “Life is Winning: Celebrating 4 Years of Pro-Life Accomplishments,” hosted by Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday. During his speech, Azar highlighted how the Trump administration was “protecting conscience rights more aggressively than any previous administration in history.”