Young Invincibles Applauds Nomination of Attorney General Xavier Becerra to Lead HHS

“Attorney General Xavier Becerra has been fighting in the trenches alongside the health care advocacy community for the past four years, working tirelessly to prevent the damaging policies of the Trump Administration from taking effect. AG Becerra has led the fight against the ACA repeal lawsuit, defended Title X, and has been one of the most vocal advocates for access to health care in the Trump era. We are excited and eager to work with him as Secretary of Health and Human Services.

In addition to AG Becerra’s nomination, we commend President-Elect Biden’s decision to appoint Dr. Fauci as Chief Medical Advisor to the President on Covid-19. As the only steady voice throughout the pandemic, it is critical that Dr. Fauci be given the opportunity to advise the President and provide clear guidelines to the public so that we can finally move forward with one cohesive message. As the Biden Transition Team’s top Covid Advisor, we also commend the choice of Dr. Vivek Murthy to serve as US Surgeon General.

Additionally, Dr. Rochelle Walansky has been nominated to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith will serve as the COVID-19 Equity Task Force Chair, Jeff Zients will serve as coordinator of the COVID-19 Response Team and Counselor to the President, and Natalie Quillian will serve as Deputy National Coordinator of the COVID-19 Response Team.