//California attorney general confirmed to head up Biden's ambitious health agenda

California attorney general confirmed to head up Biden's ambitious health agenda

Video above: Becerra’s Senate confirmation hearingThe Senate on Thursday confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as President Joe Biden’s health secretary, filling a key position in the administration’s coronavirus response and its ambitious push to lower drug costs, expand insurance coverage, and eliminate racial disparities in medical care.The 50-49 vote makes the 63-year-old Becerra the first Latino to head the Department of Health and