The AFL-CIO supported the confirmation of Xavier Becerra to serve as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Throughout his 24-year tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, and later as California’s attorney general, Becerra fought to expand working people’s access to affordable health care. The Senate confirmed Becerra’s nomination on March 18, 2021.
Vote result: Passed
YEAs: 50
NAYs: 49
Legislator Sort ascending | State | Party | Vote | |
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Sen. Mazie K. Hirono | Democrat | Not Voting | ||
Sen. John Hickenlooper | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Martin Heinrich | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Joshua Hawley | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Margaret Hassan | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Bill Hagerty | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Charles E. Grassley | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Lindsey Graham | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Deb Fischer | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Joni Ernst | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Richard J. Durbin | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Steve Daines | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Ted Cruz | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Michael D. Crapo | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Kevin Cramer | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Tom Cotton | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto | Democrat | Yes |