Xavier Becerra

We changed the paradigm on our drug strategy. We are getting rid of the taboos, we are getting rid of the old way of thinking.

We are working with your support in the American Rescue Plan, we are now able to do far more in trying to help communities deal with opioid addiction.

We want to recognize in some cases family members are the people who are caring, and just because they are family members doesn't mean they don't deserve to be compensated.

There is no reason why a woman in this country today should die as a result of birth of a child.

We are moving forward to try to make sure that we put in place the infrastructure to make it happen.

We are absolutely committed to this. The President has it in his budget, and CDC is committed to this program.

The devil is in the detail, Congressman. I would love to work with you on this, but the devil is in the detail.

We see how throughout the country, reproductive healthcare rights of women are being not only enjoined, but probably undermined.

We are going to do everything we can to make sure we elevate those caregivers.

We are going all in on home and community-based care.

We know that if we are able to get the child care proposals in the Build Back Better agenda, that we would have the ability to actually meaningfully tackle this, not just try to put a band-aid over it.

We are doing everything we can to do bulk purchases because we know for a lot of folks it is unaffordable.

I will provide prompt responses in writing to requests from any member of the committee.

I think the evidence now is overwhelming that good mask policy helps keep people safe.

We have made the largest investments in mental health and substance use disorder in the history of these programs because of the American Rescue Plan that you and others in this Congress passed.

Robert F. Kennedy reminded us that the future is not a gift. It is an achievement.

But as Robert F. Kennedy reminded us, their future is not a gift, or a guarantee, it is an achievement.

Our duty in HHS to provide safe appropriate care for the unaccompanied. We take allegations of wrongdoing seriously and swiftly report allegations not only in the Office of the Inspector -- sorry, I`m, (INAUDIBLE) we take -- we constantly…

If you are dying today in America from COVID, it's because essentially you're unvaccinated. Why would you want to die?

I hope that you all succeed in passing the American Family Plans that the President has introduced, because it will be a generational type of investment in our kids.

Public health one of the most important lessons we've learned is how ill-prepared this country was to reach everyone in America who needed help when it came to COVID.

This budget underscores the Administration's commitment to prepare the Nation for the next public health crisis.

We must ensure that the Department has the resources to achieve its mission and build a healthier America.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on how health inequities and inefficient Federal funding can leave communities vulnerable to crises.

It is easier to build a strong child, than to prepare a broken man.