Dr. Rachel Levine was confirmed as President Joe Biden’s assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services yesterday, marking the first time in U.S. history that a transgender person has been confirmed to a Cabinet-level position by the Senate in a 52 to 48 vote. Liz Seaton, policy director of National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund said “Dr Levine’s confirmation by the Senate today sends a strong message, especially to the LGBTQ people of this country: please step forward to serve, your nation needs you and your expertise.” Levine, who departs her role as Pennsylvania’s secretary of health, secured confirmations from a Republican-controlled Senate in her home state three times. In 2015, Pennsylvania lawmakers from both parties unanimously approved her appointment as Pennsylvania physician general. In a statement from President Joe Biden praised Levine as a “historic and deeply qualified choice” for the role.
Dr. Rachel Levine makes transgender history in confirmation as assistant secretary of HHS
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