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. Brian Schatz | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Mazie K. Hirono | Democrat | Not Voting | ||
Sen. Charles E. Grassley | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Joni Ernst | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Michael D. Crapo | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Jim Risch | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Richard J. Durbin | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Todd Young | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Mike Braun | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Jerry Moran | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Roger Marshall | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Rand Paul | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Mitch McConnell | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Bill Cassidy | Republican | No | ||
Sen. John Kennedy | Republican | No | ||
Sen. Elizabeth Warren | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Edward J. Markey | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Chris Van Hollen | Democrat | Yes | ||
Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin | Democrat | Yes |