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Xavier Becerra

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Xavier Becerra is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, a position he has held since March 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party and has a long history of public service in California. Prior to his current role, Becerra served as the Attorney General of California from January 2017 to March 2021, where he focused on issues such as consumer protection and healthcare access. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2017, representing California's 34th congressional district.

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May 3, 2022

It is not just a good investment for our health and all of our people's health, it is a smart investment for the health of our economy.

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Apr 5, 2022

Don't go AWOL. Not at this time, not when we are so close.

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Apr 5, 2022

We will enforce and protect the rights of people under all our existing laws.

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Apr 5, 2022

I am obligated to comply with the law.

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Apr 5, 2022

The previous Administration decided to stand down on pandemic preparedness when they dismantled the very organization that was set up to prepare us for pandemics.

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Apr 5, 2022

I will do everything I can to defend any American, including children, whether or not they fit the categories you have mentioned.

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Apr 5, 2022

We just can't experience that again.

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Apr 5, 2022

We are going to really go in and look deep at nursing homes.

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Apr 5, 2022

If we get his Build Back Better proposals through, especially the proposal on childcare, we can try to make sure that no parent, no families have to pay more than 7 percent of their income for childcare.

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Apr 5, 2022

We are going to go to places where we have never seen our government try to push before because we think everyone should be included.

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Apr 5, 2022

I hope you and your colleagues are successful in helping get this across the finish line because it will let us do so many things, provide more services, help boost the salaries of those precious mental health workers who are on the…

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Apr 5, 2022

Those premium supports made it possible for us to decrease the cost of the premium by some 23 percent.

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Apr 5, 2022

There is no reason why when the law permits it, politics should prohibit it.

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Apr 5, 2022

It is unfortunate because those 4 million people suffer as a consequence of that politics.

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Apr 5, 2022

I have three daughters. I want to make sure I get to see my three daughters, and they get to see their father pass away, instead of me seeing one of my daughter's pass.

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Apr 5, 2022

We want to make sure that that hotline is available, and that there will be someone available to answer that call when you are in your moments of most need.

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Apr 5, 2022

Thank you for your leadership in this area.

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Apr 5, 2022

We are going to work with you on your legislation. Thank you for your support of the Burn the Brain Act which made it possible for us to provide first responders with more services, access to care.

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Apr 5, 2022

You have people who are suffering conditions where they cannot afford to pay for their heat because the conditions have gotten so cold. Climate has affected everything, including our health.

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Apr 5, 2022

As we move toward universal coverage that is one of the elements that has to be in place. I look forward to working with you to finally get there, finally get there if we can.

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Apr 5, 2022

Actually, I think most employers are going to be happy that we get rid of the family glitch.

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Apr 5, 2022

We think just as the Affordable Care Act has proven its success for more than 30 million people, that taxpayers are going to find that they are going to save themselves a lot of money.

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Apr 5, 2022

As you know it is very important because hundreds the thousands, if not millions of families depend on us getting this right on the family glitch.

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Apr 5, 2022

We need further authorities from you and thank you for those who supported the omnibus bill, because it provided a 5-month extension to the use of those telehealth authorities.

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Apr 5, 2022

We will make sure that what we put out is something that helps us avoid the costly process of arbitration.

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