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title: Senate Confirms Becerra as Health and Human Services Secretary
description: The U.S. Senate confirmed Xavier Becerra in a 50-49 vote to lead HHS.
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# Senate Confirms Becerra as Health and Human Services Secretary

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Today, the U.S. Senate confirmed Xavier Becerra as Health and Human Services Secretary by a 50-49 margin. The support from Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins removed the need for the Vice President to cast a tiebreaking vote. Becerra, who has been California's Attorney General since 2017, will be the first Latino to head the department. In addition to tackling the federal COVID-19 response efforts, Becerra will oversee an expansion of the Affordable Care Act.

 Topics: [Biden Administration](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/biden-administration), [HHS](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/hhs)

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