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On 17 March, the committee voted 13–9 to advance her nomination for a full Senate vote. [24] On 24 March, the Senate voted 52–48, with all Democrats and two Republicans — Susan Collins from Maine and Lisa Murkowski from Alaska — joining all members of the Senate Democratic Caucus to confirm her nomination. [25] Levine is the first ...
Levine made history in March when she became the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the Senate. She was narrowly confirmed by a vote of 52-48, primarily along party lines.
Rachel Levine: March 26, 2021 January 20, 2024 Assistant Secretary for Health: 2021–2025: Levine is the first openly transgender person to hold an office that requires Senate confirmation. She was the highest-ranking openly transgender official in the US and the first openly transgender four-star admiral. [6] [7]
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Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Health and Human Services by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of May 10, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 15 nominees have been confirmed, 1 nominee is being considered by the Senate, 3 positions do not have nominees, and 22 appointments have been made ...
If confirmed by the Senate, Levine would become the highest-ranking openly trans official in U.S. history. Sen. Rand Paul grills transgender Health and Human Services nominee Rachel Levine on ...
Rachel Levine is to become assistant secretary of health, the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Biden picks transgender woman for health role Skip to ...
Later in the month, she was one of two Republicans in the HELP Committee to vote in favor of advancing the nomination of Dr. Rachel Levine, a trans woman and physician, in a 13–9 vote. [101] [102] She was then one of two who voted to confirm Dr. Levine in a vote of the full Senate.