Biden Picks a Culture Warrior to Run HHS in the Middle of a Pandemic

Xavier Becerra was selected for one reason above all others: abortion.

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks at a media conference in Los Angeles, Calif., August 2, 2018.

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President-elect Joe Biden has selected Xavier Becerra, the attorney general of California, to be his first secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

What are Becerraโ€™s qualifications to run the most important federal agency at the peak of the worst pandemic in a century?

John McCormack

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John McCormack

John McCormack is a former Washington correspondent for National Review and was a fellow at the National Review Institute.

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