Thursday, 25 March 2021

Rachel Levine is the first openly trans federal official confirmed by the U.S. Senate

Dr. Rachel Levine was confirmed as assistant secretary for health by the U.S. Senate following her work as Pennsylvania's secretary of health during the Covid pandemic. In an otherwise party-line 52-48 vote, Sen. Murkowski (R-Alaska) was the only Republican who voted to confirm Levine. — Read the rest