Potential Trouble Looms For Biden Hhs Pick Xavier Becerra With Senate Republicans
But the few things they do know about the Democrat and California attorney general they don’t particularly like. Becerra has been instrumental in defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against a lawsuit from Republican attorneys general and the Trump administration seeking to dismantle the Obama-era health insurance law. However, perhaps more problematic for the 62-year-old, suggested Senate Republicans as they labeled him a “radical,” are Becerra’s pro-choice stance on abortion, support for single-payer health care and lack of experience in the medical field....