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 | State Sort descending | Party | Vote | |
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Dan Sullivan | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Tommy Tuberville | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Richard C. Shelby | Republican | No | ||
Sen. John Boozman | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Tom Cotton | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema | ID ID | Yes | ||
Sen. Mark Kelly | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Alex Padilla | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. John Hickenlooper | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Michael Bennet | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Richard Blumenthal | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Christopher S. Murphy | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Christopher A. Coons | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Thomas R. Carper | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Marco Rubio | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Rick Scott | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Jon Ossoff | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Raphael Warnock | Democrat | Yes |