Levine confirmed by Senate in mostly party-line vote
Former Pa. health secretary to be nation’s assistant secretary of health
In this Feb. 25 photo, Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Levine to be assistant secretary of health. She becomes the first openly transgender federal official to win Senate confirmation.
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