Conservatives target centrist Democrats on Becerra vote

Published March 4, 2021 1:54am ET



Conservative policy groups are pressuring centrist-leaning Senate Democrats to nix the nomination of Xavier Becerra to head the Department of Health and Human Services.

“Sens. Mark Kelly, Kyrsten Sinema, and Joe Manchin are critical senators in opposing the extreme agenda of Biden’s HHS nominee,” said Jessica Anderson, executive director of Heritage Action for America. “Mr. Becerra has spent his entire career fighting for socialized healthcare, catering to the abortion industry, and trampling on Americans’ religious freedom.”

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