STAT January 9, 2024
What’s the legacy of Xavier Becerra?
HHS Secretary Becerra came into office amid an unprecedented pandemic — when Biden had already installed trusted advisers around him — and a migrant children crisis that few wanted to spearhead. He was called ‘invisible’ in his first few years and there were even talks of replacing him as secretary.
That’s changing, according to my conversations with more than a dozen people about Becerra’s day to day, his management style, and his potential legacy. The looming question is whether, with just a year left in Biden’s first and potentially only term, he’ll have enough time to put his official stamp on what was once considered one of the most consequential Cabinet positions.
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