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Senate Confirms California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as Health Secretary
The Senate has confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as health secretary, becoming the first Latino to hold the job
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GOP Takes Aim at Biden's Health Care Pick on Abortion Rights
President Joe Biden’s pick for health secretary is taking heat for his defense of abortion rights from Republicans looking to define him as out of the mainstream
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Biden's HHS Pick Xavier Becerra Says Pandemic Is Top Priority
Health secretary nominee Xavier Becerra told senators Tuesday that confronting the coronavirus pandemic will be his first priority if confirmed, but he also pledged to expand health insurance, rein in prescription drug costs and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in medical care.
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Biden Calls for Action on Virus as He Introduces Health Team
The health care team assembled by President-elect Joe Biden points to stronger federal management of the nation’s COVID-19 response, a leading role for science and an emphasis on fair and equitable distribution of vaccines and treatments
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Xavier Becerra: ‘It's Our Turn to Back Up Our Doctors'
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary Health and Human Services delivered remarks on Tuesday. “It’s our turn to discover the breathtaking opportunities before us in the midst of this hardship and pain,” Becerra said. “It’s our turn to build up and to back up our doctors and medical professionals.”
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Biden Picks Calif. AG Becerra to Lead HHS, Pandemic Response
President-elect Joe Biden is putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. He has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Becerra will be the first Latino to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
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5 Things to Know About Xavier Becerra
President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary.
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California Becomes First State to Sue Trump Admin Over Student Visa Policy
California will become the first state to sue the Trump administration over guidelines issued this week that bar international students from remaining in the United States if they can take classes online, state Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Thursday afternoon. The lawsuit, which was expected to be filed Thursday in Northern California’s U.S District Court, seeks a preliminary injunction against enforcement...
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States Sue US Department Over Virus Relief Funds for Schools
California, Michigan and three other states are suing the U.S. Department of Education over pandemic relief funds
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Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Nearly $344 Million Judgement for Surgical Mesh Product
A San Diego Superior Court Judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $343.99 million for hiding the dangers and risks of its surgical mesh product for women.
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California Discloses Probe on Facebook Privacy Practices
California’s attorney general says he has been investigating Facebook’s privacy practices since 2018.
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23 States Sue Trump to Keep California's Auto Emission Rules
California and 22 other states sued Friday to stop the Trump administration from revoking the authority of the nation’s most populous state to set emission standards for cars and trucks. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration a day after it issued a regulation designed to pre-empt the state’s authority to set its own rules...
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Fort Worth Judge Clears the Way for Appeal of Ruling Against Health Law
A federal judge in Fort Worth who recently declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional has stayed his ruling to allow for appeals.
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A 72-Year-Old Law Keeps Foiling Trump's Agenda in Court
A decades-old law has been the stumbling block behind a string of recent legal defeats for President Donald Trump, stymying his push to reverse Obama-era policies, NBC News reported. Courts have cited the Administrative Procedure Act, from 1946, when blocking the administration’s attempts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, delay a regulation requiring oil and gas companies...