Re: White House Afraid To Replace HHS Secretary Because He's Hispanic

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Xavier Becerra has been 'like a ghost' in dealing with pandemic,
COVID analyst says

The White House wants to replace Secretary of Health and Human
Services Xavier Becerra over his poor handling of the
coronavirus pandemic but is afraid of political and racial
backlash, according to the Washington Post.

Senior Biden administration officials are blaming Becerra and
other health officials for providing "confusing and sometimes
conflicting messages," particularly on COVID-19 booster shots
and quarantine guidelines. Becerra's "low profile," especially
in light of official statements that have "blindsided the
president and bewildered the public," is "confounding," the Post
reported based on interviews with 28 officials and advisers.

Removing the health secretary, however, would jeopardize
President Joe Biden's relationship with the Congressional
Hispanic Caucus and other Hispanic groups, the officials say.

Before he took office, Biden pledged in December 2020 to
nominate a Cabinet that "looks like America," announcing 100
"diverse" appointments to "lead to better outcomes and more
effective solutions to address the urgent crises facing our
nation." During his campaign, Biden picked then-California
senator Kamala Harris as his running mate after he promised a
"woman of color" as his vice president. Becerra, the former
attorney general of California, is one of four Latino members of
the president's Cabinet.

Becerra faced an uphill battle during his confirmation hearings.
Only one Republican senator, Susan Collins (Maine), supported
his confirmation. Many opposed his record on religious liberty
issues. During his time as attorney general, he aggressively
litigated against an order of Catholic nuns who opposed the
Affordable Care Act's birth control coverage mandate.

Officials said the president is unlikely to replace Becerra,
especially considering the evenly divided Senate and Supreme
Court justice Stephen Breyer's announcement last week that he
would retire at the end of his term in June, allowing Biden to
pick a successor.

One COVID analyst the Post interviewed went as far as to say the
health secretary has been "like a ghost" during the pandemic.

"He hasn't shown up," Eric Topol, director of the Scripps
Research Translational Institute, told the Post. "An HHS
secretary has so much authority and power to help. And we have
no evidence that any of it is being exerted." In a January
editorial for Science magazine, Topol argued Becerra must "step
up or step aside."

Published under: Biden Administration, Health and Human
Services, Xavier Becerra

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