Breaking: Senate Confirms Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary in Near Party-Line Vote

The Senate voted 50-49 along party lines to confirm Xavier Becerra as Secretary of Health and Human Services on Thursday.

Senator Susan Collins (R., Me.) was the lone Republican to vote in favor of Becerra’s confirmation. Senator Mazie Hirono (D., Hawaii) did not vote on Thursday.

Republicans were staunchly opposed to Becerra, citing his record on abortion and religious freedom.

“A wannabe tyrant with a nasty record of attacking the First Amendment is going to quietly become the leader of the federal government's largest agency,” Senator Ben Sasse (R., Ky.) told National Review in February during Becerra’s confirmation hearings.

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