Political Quotes

“yesterday, the Senate completed an extremely productive day by confirming three members of President Biden's Cabinet. Today, we are going to keep up the pace by moving the ball forward on two more of the President's nominees. First, the Senate will begin the process of bringing Xavier Becerra's nomination to the floor to serve as HHS Secretary. This is a critical position as we continue to battle the virus, and I am perplexed that none of my Republican colleagues would vote for him. He is a capable man, and he has worked hard to make sure that people get healthcare. Some have said: Well, he is not a doctor. Neither was the previous Trump nominee for HHS, who happened to be a pharmaceutical company executive. Whom would Americans prefer? Second, the Senate will move forward with another very historic nominee who makes us so proud, Representative Deb Haaland of New Mexico, to serve as the next Secretary of the Interior. She will be confirmed on Monday. Representative Haaland was elected to the Congress in 2018. She was the first Native American woman, along with Representative Sharice Davids of Kansas, to ever serve in the people's House. If confirmed, Representative Haaland will not only become the first Native American to lead the Department of the Interior, but she will be the first Native American to serve in any Cabinet position in American history. We have had a Vice President with Native American roots but never a Cabinet official.…”