Biden Nominates Transgender Doctor as Assistant Health Secretary
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Joe Biden is nominating Pennsylvania health expert Dr. Rachel Levine as assistant secretary for health in the department of Health and Human Services, a move that could make Levine the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation. While left-leaning articles highlight that Levine would oversee key health offices and programs across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, right-leaning articles highlight that Levine is the public face of Pennsylvania’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlights that Levine would oversee key health offices and programs across the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and 10 regional health offices nationwide. Over the past two months, advocates have urged Biden to nominate LGBTQ leaders to positions in the administration, including Pete Buttigieg, the first openly LGBTQ person nominated to a permanent Cabinet position.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania and a professor at the Penn State College of Medicine. Levine previously won state Senate confirmation in Pennsylvania. In 2015, she received a unanimous vote to endorse her as Pennsylvania’s physician general.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Levine won past confirmation by the Republican-majority Pennsylvania Senate and is the public face of Pennsylvania’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Biden and his transition team have already begun negotiating with members of Congress to promote the speedy passage Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan to bring the coronavirus under control.
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Biden selects transgender doctor Rachel Levine as assistant health secretary
The Washington Post