Biden Chooses Beccera for HHS Secretary

Biden Chooses Beccera for HHS Secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) – Joe Biden is putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his administration’s coronavirus response. Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary. If confirmed by the Senate, Becerra will be the first Latino to head the Department of Health and Human Services. Becerra says he’ll “ensure every American has access to quality, affordable health care – through this pandemic and beyond.” Separately, Biden has picked a Harvard infectious disease expert, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And he announced a new advisory role for Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious disease expert.