Updated, Friday, March 19, 9:30 a.m. EDT—After what initially appeared to be a rocky path to confirmation and a deadlocked vote in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) was confirmed today, by a 50-49 vote, as the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary.
Although Becerra was considered too liberal by many Republican senators due to his longtime support of Medicare-for-all and abortion rights, moderate Senate Republican Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) voted for his nomination. Becerra received no other Republican votes.
After what initially appeared to be a rocky path to confirmation and a deadlocked vote in the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, current California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) is widely expected to be confirmed today, shortly after noon Eastern, as the U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary.
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