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Heidi Heitkamp will support HHS pick Alex Azar

By Robert King
Published January 11, 2018 7:32pm ET
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Heidi Heitkamp will support HHS pick Alex Azar
Heidi Heitkamp called Alex Azar, a former pharmaceuticals executive and Department of Health and Human Services veteran under the George W. Bush administration, "incredibly competent." (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) | Manuel Balce Ceneta

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., said Thursday she would support President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.

Heitkamp is the second Democratic senator to publicly support nominee Alex Azar, and joins Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. Both senators are up for re-election in 2018 in states that went overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016.

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