Manchin and Collins to vote to confirm Xavier Becerra

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Manchin will vote to confirm Becerra as HHS Secretary

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Thursday said he will vote to confirm Xavier Becerra as secretary of Health and Human Services.

Manchin's support will likely give Democrats the necessary votes for confirmation, after the Senate Finance Committee deadlocked on advancing President Biden's nominee to lead the health agency.

It is unclear if any GOP senators will vote for Becerra's nomination in the full Senate. If they all oppose him, he'll need the support of every Democratic senator and Vice President Harris to break a tie.

"While Attorney General Xavier Becerra and I have very different records on issues like abortion and the Second Amendment, he has affirmed to me his dedication to working with members on both sides of the aisle to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the numerous needs of our nation in a bipartisan way," Manchin said in a statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/manchin-will-vote-to-confirm-becerra-as-hhs-secretary/ar-BB1eur0X?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP

Collins to back Becerra for HHS Secretary

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Thursday that she will support Xavier Becerra's nomination to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Collins said she decided to vote to confirm Becerra after several conversations with him on a range of issues, including lowering prescription drug costs and expanding health care access to rural areas across the country. She is the first Republican to come out in support of his confirmation.

"During our one-on-one meeting, and in three subsequent conversations, Mr. Becerra and I discussed several shared goals that I hope we can accomplish in the Biden Administration. They include lowering the price of prescription drugs for patients and reducing our dependence on foreign countries for drug manufacturing," she said in a statement. "I also urged Mr. Becerra to support additional funding for health care providers during the pandemic, particularly in rural areas.

"He committed to making outstanding provider relief payments expeditiously and improving access to care in rural areas, which are major priorities of mine," she added.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/collins-to-back-becerra-for-hhs-secretary/ar-BB1euFgu?ocid=DELLDHP&li=BBnbfcL

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1. Manchin Seems Extraordinarily Worried About Protecting THe Cons

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2. It's about freaking time he quit the game playing.