WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first openly transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
“Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability — and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond," Biden said in a statement."She is a historic and deeply qualified choice to help lead our administration’s health efforts.
Biden and his transition team have already begun negotiating with members of Congress, promoting speedy passage of the president-elect's $1.9 trillion plan to bring the coronavirus, which has killed nearly 400,000 people in the United States, under control.
Levine joins Biden's Health and Human Services secretary nominee Xavier Becerra, a Latino politician who rose from humble beginnings to serve in Congress and as California’s attorney general.
Shawmike19 NBCOUT Dr Levine: The operative words are physician, pediatrician, professor of medicine, and Penn Secretary of Health. Competence is Biden's apparent criterion for cabinet posts. Good for the USA.
NBCOUT Man this cat is going to lose all his supporters. No ones gonna take this person seriously!
NBCOUT So?
NBCOUT Im sure it will do a good job monitoring the safety of Tampons
NBCOUT Isn’t that wonderful
NBCOUT Good God !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NBCOUT And don't have a name apparently...
NBCOUT I think some people use that word waaay to lightly
NBCOUT I hope selection will be on qualifications not vendor. Don’t like view on the elderly and decisions on nursing homes.
NBCOUT Headline should say, “Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be assistant secretary of health.” Come on NBC!! Your headline obviously meant to instigate trouble. Our country needs to heal right now- why don’t you be a part of that process.
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NBCOUT I’m transgender and what matter is whether she is competent enough for this job!
NBCOUT 🤣🤣🤡🤡
NBCOUT That’s a dude
NBCOUT Who cares. Pick the most qualified person.
NBCOUT “President-elect Biden”
NBCOUT Disgusting
NBCOUT He’s not qualified
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NBCOUT Can you just call her by her name?
NBCOUT Her gender does not diminish her education, knowledge, or professionalism.
NBCOUT This is not a woman it is a man wearing a wig!
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NBCOUT Democrats desperately need to push President Biden‘s agenda through the way Republicans push through supreme court justices. It’s time to grow a pair and say...FuckTheFilibuster
NBCOUT What is it’s name ?
NBCOUT An ugly one, nevertheless.
NBCOUT No mention of her nursing home scandal? NBC bidenpressshop
NBCOUT What's his name?
NBCOUT Ohhhhh that's soooo woke of president. As long as the human is well qualified and the best available ( it better be ) I could care less what they wear too work.
NBCOUT Please download and share. They can easily remove one original video harder to remove from internet if more people uploading
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NBCOUT Transgender and health secretary? These 2 words don't belong together...
NBCOUT Great journalism, . It’s “President Biden,” not “President-elect.” This isn’t amateur hour. Sloppy writing like this makes your readers distrust anything you write if you fail to acknowledge basic facts.
NBCOUT Did you give her her own pronoun too?
NBCOUT Stretching the limits of womanhood 😂
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NBCOUT Seriously NBC? What's her name? Is she qualified? Where did she work before? Any of these would be appropriate to answer. I could give two shits if she's transgender.
NBCOUT She/he should have remained a man
NBCOUT Still president elect Biden?
NBCOUT Can you find your mistake? Mr. President Biden, would be the correct salutation. Best regards from Germany
NBCOUT Why do we need that info. Biden filled a position with the best choice would be better.
NBCOUT You can take the elect part out now!
NBCOUT Good. We all need to be represented.
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NBCOUT Yeah, Rachel! We'll miss you in PA, but good luck in DC!
NBCOUT 🤦🏻🤦♀️😞🤮😡😮💩
NBCOUT President-elect?
NBCOUT imagine seeing someone who doesnt identify as their birth gender and saying 'nah thats not a person'
NBCOUT This is so important on so many levels.
NBCOUT Hell is let loose on America!
NBCOUT UGLY
NBCOUT Is the pronoun qualified for the job or not?
NBCOUT You know, , if you keep writing your headlines this way you’re going to keep eliciting hate from ignorant folks like CornPop down there. Just use her name, and include other info in the story IF it’s relevant.
NBCOUT Amazing!
NBCOUT What’s the shocker? ... I mean, we knew Michelle was big Mike.
NBCOUT Last week.
NBCOUT Proud that she’s from my state! She’s done an amazing job in PA!
NBCOUT 这才是熟悉的美国模式嘛😂
NBCOUT She uh ... got a name?
NBCOUT A great pick!! Rachel’s press conferences during this pandemic have been smart and informative.
NBCOUT Best person for job or box ticking from Biden? Also why does the secretary of health need an assistant? Isn't that just a secretary?
NBCOUT I'm glad to see that Biden's Cabinet picks and other appointments look like America.
NBCOUT Get rid of opioid program..millions for the Clinics Dr's hate to be told how to do their job
NBCOUT This is REALLY HUGE in terms of the possibilities for Trans people and potentially not being an after thought in healthcare 🙌🏾
NBCOUT Rachel Levine , a person with a name
NBCOUT Which bathroom will He/She be allowed to use?
NBCOUT The irony of hiring a mentally unstable creature to be the health secretary.
NBCOUT Now THAT is disturbing.
NBCOUT 🏳️⚧️🇺🇸
NBCOUT Is a person without name?
NBCOUT More proof Democrats Endanger public health while advocating legalization of Crack meth heroin. To pervert and implode normal society. Notice how NBC does t complain? If trump did this they'd be going nuts
NBCOUT Science!
NBCOUT We know you will do a great job De. Rachel Levine!
NBCOUT 🤦🏾♂️😳
NBCOUT Who cares
NBCOUT Once again, a white man gets the job.
NBCOUT You can't change your gender he is male nothing else simple
NBCOUT Her name?
NBCOUT Looks unhealthy
NBCOUT Don't send me anymore of that he-hag
NBCOUT If they can do that job why not, diversity is not a bad thing
NBCOUT If the person is the best for the job, I couldn’t care less! If the person is going to give the job their absolute best, I don’t give a sh.. Just do it well!
NBCOUT I mean as long as this person is competent I don't care what his gender is. AlterEGO4641
NBCOUT Oh great, America is FUCKED.
NBCOUT Better headline: Biden picks Strangegender Women for assistant health secretary
NBCOUT What
NBCOUT Is this the same person who ordered elderly Americans into Pennsylvania convalescent homes where they died in large numbers from Covid virus? Didn’t she then violate her own orders and moved her mom out of a convalescent home to a hotel for safety. Unfit for the job.
NBCOUT Sure looks healthy
NBCOUT Congratulations to Dr Rachel Levine, outstanding.
NBCOUT An FBI agent went undercover to study white supremacists. He's now speaking out about racist police. Arrest and fire them all!
NBCOUT I Love Dr. Levine already! she'll be great!
NBCOUT So a man that portrays as woman will handle public health, and surely even brag about 'science'
NBCOUT 🏳️🌈 Humans for Health
NBCOUT Welp this is the end
NBCOUT Please recognize that neither your Tweet or the story headline ever mentioned his name! You have reduced him not to an individual, but to a necessary diversity pick for the Administration. That is embarrassing to not be known by who you are but what you are. Shameful
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NBCOUT Please use her name in your headline m, what are you doing?
NBCOUT Responsible for 2/3 of PA’s death toll from COVID but omg so woke!!!
NBCOUT Now that some news and excellent development by PresidentElectBiden JoeBiden
NBCOUT So we should do the exact opposite of what she says...easy.
NBCOUT Looks like Ben Franklin, but the Ben Franklin impersonator that was in that episode of The Office.
NBCOUT Tell us her name
NBCOUT Does she have a name or are we just going to define her by being trans?
NBCOUT Thought that was Benjamin Franklin at first ngl
NBCOUT HOLY MOTHER **..That's .. one ..ugly.. big ..dude..😯
NBCOUT Disqualified when you take your mother out of a nursing home, just as you are returning Covid positive residents back into nursing homes.
NBCOUT YAY to equality! 🏳️🌈
NBCOUT If someone from the 90s went into a coma and woke up now they would think this was a joke
NBCOUT If the secretary is competent does it matter the secretary is he or she or something else?
NBCOUT Medical industry plant
NBCOUT Choosing someone to serve at the Health department who doesn’t believe in Biology. What could go wrong.
NBCOUT So happy and proud of Dr. Rachel !! PA will miss you & we love you!!
NBCOUT Reminder that she pulled her mother out of a care home, then shipped Covid patients to care homes and stopped inspections. Thousands died.
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