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.
You are really going towards getting us to the point where every American can really say healthcare is a right, not just a privilege.
We need to have a stable market. Reinsurance is one of the ways that we can help make sure we do.
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…
We are looking for comprehensive plans that have quality coverage for all Americans.
We have now put a challenge out there. If there are States that want to expand care postpartum for a woman from 60 days to a year, we are with them and we will provide them some additional support.
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.
We have a maternal mortality crisis in America. It is just that it is hidden.
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 make sure that Americans know, especially the young population knows, that we want to catch them.
President Biden has now made a major commitment to restore some of that funding.
Our Tribal communities, as you know, Congressman, have been underfunded, severely underfunded, for too many years.
There is no reason why Americans should be paying this much for their prescription medication.
Failure is not an option here in dropping drug prices. We have to do better...
Roe versus Wade is very clear, it set a precedent, and a woman has a right to make decisions about her reproductive health.
We are going to make sure that the $10 billion that has been made available for Defense Production Act are accountable dollars.
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.
We are going to do everything we can to deal with the trauma and the stress that kids are facing.





