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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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Mar 27, 2023

An illness care system leaves our most vulnerable families behind.

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Mar 27, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has safely and effectively executed the largest adult vaccination program in U.S. history.

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Mar 27, 2023

The President's new lower cost prescription drug law has capped insulin at $35 per month.

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Mar 27, 2023

More than 16 million Americans have secured health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces.

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Mar 27, 2023

If you are talking about plans that would violate the Affordable Care Act and provide less benefits, if they are what we call these junk plans or skinny plans, we do not support those.

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Mar 27, 2023

The decision is based on science and the evidence.

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Mar 22, 2023

If they tell you they are going to have to, then I say to you right out front, that is an unequivocal untruth.

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Mar 22, 2023

I absolutely can provide assurance that the benefits that Medicare provides... are not changed, are not diminished.

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Mar 22, 2023

It is great that this is available to the 67 million people on Medicare, but what about the rest of America.

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Mar 22, 2023

Easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

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Mar 22, 2023

Mejor prevenir que remediar: better to prevent than to remediate.

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Mar 22, 2023

You can still make more money flipping burgers than you can working, caring for our next generation of leaders.

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Mar 22, 2023

You had me at hello, on that one.

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Mar 22, 2023

If there is a particular facility, clinic that believes it was denied access to funding...

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Mar 22, 2023

They saved lives. Tens of millions of Americans got their COVID shots at community health centers.

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Mar 22, 2023

We need to make sure every dollar that the Medicare program puts out for a Medicare recipient gets to service a Medicare recipient.

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Mar 22, 2023

Medication-assisted treatment is critical, because it is one of the ways you save a life.

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Mar 22, 2023

Half of all seniors who have Medicare use the Medicare managed care model. This is critically important.

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Mar 22, 2023

Medicare is not some kind of voucher. It is a guarantee of high-quality health care, and Americans have earned this benefit with each paycheck.

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Mar 22, 2023

The President is focused on making sure billionaires and the very wealthy pay their fair share.

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Mar 22, 2023

A wellness care system invests in providing the full spectrum of health care to all Americans.

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Mar 22, 2023

Moving forward, this new law gives us the right to finally negotiate lower prescription drug prices for Americans.

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Mar 22, 2023

The President's new lower-cost prescription drug law has capped insulin at $35 per month.

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Mar 22, 2023

I absolutely can provide assurance that the benefits that Medicare provides... are not changed, are not diminished.

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Mar 22, 2023

If they tell you they are going to have to, then I say to you right out front, that is an unequivocal untruth.

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