Mr. Secretary, you're presenting me something that I've never seen, and I can certainly take a look at that.
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.
I think everyone agrees that the price of insulin is just outrageous the way it's gone up, and we have to do something.
We must ensure that the Department has the resources to achieve its mission and build a healthier America.
There are individuals who do not categorize themselves as being male or female.
If you help us get that American Families Plan that the President has proposed through, we'll have more resources as well.
President Biden made a commitment, and we're going to have resources here that tackle this to provide women with better care to avoid that mortality that might occur.
We'd like to do our part on gun violence prevention. The research that we can do because this is a health crisis, it's not just a gun violence crisis, it's a health crisis.
Listen it is incredible to believe that in this country the richest nation, the democracy in the world, we have some of the worst outcomes for women when it comes to being pregnant.
I think it's important to have the top two leaders of our Nation engaged, and they are both engaged with their team.
I can guarantee you, and I mentioned it in my opening statement, that program integrity is going to be one of the hallmarks of the work that we do to make sure that no one is taking advantage of taxpayer dollars, and that people receive…
I can assure you again. Anyone who works for the Department of Health and Human Services ... goes through all the appropriate and legally required checks.
We want to make sure telehealth reaches every part of the beneficiaries' surroundings.
President Biden made a very strong commitment here, and the fact that we are trying to extend permanently the increase in subsidies that families get would be tremendously important.
Our economy will not fully recover until we address the childcare needs, especially for women, single women.
we as a country, as a Nation, a leading Nation are doing something totally wrong when it comes to protecting women.
President Biden has been clear, according to you, that he does not want the Hyde Amendment to be part of what ideally would be part of law.
Healthcare must be a right, not a privilege, and I will work hard to ensure that families across the Nation are able to secure the healthcare that they need.
the President has made equity one of the prominent features of his administration
We have a dedicated team of people who've been trained to do background checks.





