Biden’s pick for healthcare boss is an unacceptable extremist

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Joe Biden, after promising to unite the country as a centrist president, has taken a radical turn by tapping California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to oversee the vast Department of Health and Human Services.

The choice is especially odd given Biden’s repeated vows during the primary and the general election to protect the role of private health insurance.

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