Category: Department of Health and Human Services

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith Blasts HHS Vaccine Compensation Program for ‘Lack of Clarity,’ Slow Pace

During a Senate appropriations subcommittee hearing on May 4, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) accused Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra of a lack of urgency in compensating Americans harmed by COVID-19 vaccines. In March, Hyde-Smith joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and other Republicans in introducing legislation to offer financial compensation to those who…


Biden Nominee Rachel Levine Was a Disaster in Pennsylvania. Now She’s Headed to Washington.

Commentary On Jan. 19, it was announced that Joe Biden planned to nominate Rachel Levine, the Pennsylvania (PA) secretary of health, for the position of assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health and Human Services. This is potentially good news for Pennsylvanians, who will finally be rid of her after having had to endure…


Rachel Levine Was a Disaster in Pennsylvania But Is Now Headed to Washington

Commentary On Jan. 19, it was announced that Joe Biden planned to nominate Rachel Levine, the Pennsylvania (PA) secretary of health, for the position of assistant secretary of health in the Department of Health and Human Services. This is potentially good news for Pennsylvanians, who will finally be rid of her after having had to endure…