Senate Committee Deadlocks on Becerra Nomination
Conservative groups up pressure on moderate Dems to block Becerra
Graham Piro - March 3, 2021 4:10 PM
The Senate Finance Committee deadlocked on sending Joe Biden's controversial health care nominee for a confirmation vote Wednesday, as activist groups ratcheted up pressure on moderate Democrats to tank the nomination.
Xavier Becerra, Biden's pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, has come under fire from conservative groups for his track record on religious freedom, gun control, and support for Medicare for All. The conservative Heritage Action for America unveiled two television advertisements aimed at swinging the votes of moderate Democratic senators Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.), and Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.).
The advertisements, one of which will run in Arizona and the other in West Virginia, criticize Becerra's decision to pursue legal action against an organization of nuns over contraceptive coverage mandates and his support for stringent gun-control measures. The group is pumping $500,000 into the advertisement campaign to pressure Manchin, Sinema, and Kelly to torpedo Becerra's nomination because of Becerra's divisive history and lack of health care experience. The West Virginia advertisement also targets Becerra's support for a California municipal ban on coal imports, a major issue for West Virginians.
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