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Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies during the House Committee hearing on Ways and Means hearing on March 28, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Criticizing a judge's order barring abortion pills, Becerra on Sunday, April 9, blasted the decision as “not America" and pledged a vigorous legal fight by the Biden administration to maintain access for women seeking safe ways to end unwanted pregnancies. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) **FILE**

HHS Xavier Becerra makes play to destroy 2nd Amendment

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Buildings at the University of Kansas Hospital are seen on March 9, 2020, in Kansas City, Kan. A first-of-its-kind federal investigation has found that two hospitals, Freeman Health System in Joplin, Mo., and University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City, put a pregnant woman's life in jeopardy and violated federal law by refusing to provide an emergency abortion when she was experiencing premature labor at 17 weeks. The findings are revealed in documents obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Feds: Hospitals that denied emergency abortion broke the law

By Amanda Seitz - Associated Press

In this file photo, Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., asks a question during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing Wednesday, July 27, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Top House investigator to HHS: Declare monkeypox emergency now

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, speaks during a press conference July 15, 2022, in Philadelphia. (Heather Khalifa/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) **FILE**

U.S. cannot afford to fall behind in race against monkeypox, HHS secretary says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks about actions the Biden administration plans to take in response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Xavier Becerra says HHS exploring all options to expand abortion access

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in Washington. Tennessee and South Carolina are joining five other states in extending health care coverage to women with low-to-modest incomes for a full year after childbirth. Becerra announced the expansion of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program on Friday, May 6.(AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)

Tennessee, South Carolina extend health care for new moms

By Travis Loller - Associated Press

In this file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra arrives for a Senate Finance hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2023 for the Dept. of Health and Human Services. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

WHO chief, HHS secretary press Congress to pass global virus aid

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, is interviewed by the Associated Press, Thursday, March 17, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

HHS chief says turning the page on COVID-19 depends on Congress

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss reopening schools during the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Rand Paul prods Xavier Becerra to apologize to COVID-19 survivors for ‘flat-earthers’ crack

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on President Joe Biden's budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Health secretary cites ‘progress’ amid reports of rough conditions for migrant kids

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on President Joe Biden's budget request, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP senator grills Biden HHS secretary on ‘birthing people,’ suggests using ‘Mom’ instead

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra speaks, as he and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge, announce a joint effort to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Community of Hope, a health center in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

HHS reports 940K new Obamacare customers in a ‘special’ enrollment period

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 24, 2021, file photo, California Assemblyman Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference shortly after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his nomination for state's attorney general in San Francisco. California's nominee for state attorney general on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, promised to hold police accountable for misconduct, as lawmakers offered veiled criticism of his predecessor who is now in the Biden administration. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

California AG nominee promises action on police misconduct

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

The U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra sits during a meeting at the Nevada Health Centers in Carson City, Nevada on Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Becerra visited Nevada on Tuesday to talk up the Affordable Care Act and efforts underway to expand coverage and reduce the cost of healthcare. (AP Photo/Samuel Metz)

Becerra visits Nevada, stumps for pandemic aid and Obamacare

By SAM METZ - Associated Press

In this Dec. 4, 2019, file photo, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Xavier Becerra, America’s new socialist-in-chief for COVID-19 crackdowns

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Becerra confirmed to shepherd Biden’s ambitious health plans

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2018, file photo, Assemblyman David Chiu, D-San Francisco, left, speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Chiu called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to appoint a member of the Asian and Pacific Islander community as California's next attorney general during a news conference on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California officials appeal for Asian attorney general

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo, a helicopter drops water near a structure as crews fight the Skyline Fire in San Diego County near Jamul, Calif. California's attorney general is challenging some of the state's largest suburban development projects as local officials weigh the risk of increasingly devastating wildfires against the most populous state's dire need for more housing. Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, backed lawsuits opposing San Diego County's approval of environmental reviews for two projects in a very high wildfire hazard zone southeast of San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

California AG challenges housing plans in wildfire areas

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

In this Feb. 24, 2021, file photo, Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Democrats muscle ahead with Biden’s health secretary pick

By KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Xavier Becerra testifies during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP) **FILE**

Xavier Becerra poised for confirmation as Collins, Manchin signal support

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times