I signed an ethics agreement not to involve myself directly with any matters with which I was directly involved in litigation.
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 respect that there are different, deeply held beliefs on the matter of abortion.
Failure is not an option here in dropping drug prices. We have to do better...
You know the President has been talking about expanding access to healthcare to all.
If we could just make sure that we continue to support Medicaid, continue to urge some of those States that have not expanded their Medicaid to do so, we would really be dealing with this.
I hope that you will see that HHS is trying to do right by all those who stepped up to the plate.
We want to make sure that Americans know, especially the young population knows, that we want to catch them.
Our Tribal communities, as you know, Congressman, have been underfunded, severely underfunded, for too many years.
I will do everything I can to make sure we comply with precedent and the law when it comes to protecting a woman's right to her reproductive health.
If we didn't learn a lesson from COVID, that too much of our supply was not at our disposal--and, by the way, that is a risk for the life and health of our people--if we have to depend on others, then we are in trouble.
the administration's funding request proposes establishing a new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity to reduce disparities in communities of color, low-wealth households, Tribal communities, and other marginalized groups…
the President's budget increases funding for Title X. It is just the right thing to do.
If we are smart, we are going to work closely with our partners to make sure that they take that settlement money...
we want to get there before the hit gets there. And in order to do that, we have to have the resources to start letting people know about clean water, about asthma when you have dirty air, about those toxic sites that might be built in…
Absolutely, if we want to lower those drug prices, we have to have the ability to negotiate.
President Biden has now made a major commitment to restore some of that funding.
We have to do everything we can, working with our local partners, working with Congress, to make sure we are addressing this.
We need to have a stable market. Reinsurance is one of the ways that we can help make sure we do.
We have a maternal mortality crisis in America. It is just that it is hidden.





