Joe Biden’s health nominees, Dr.
Rachel Levine — the first transgender person to be nominated for a Senate-confirmed position.
“My career has been helping people live healthy lives,” Levine said to the Senate Thursday. “As the assistant secretary for health, I would be committed each day to helping the people of our nation and improving our public health. I am both humbled by the opportunity and ready for the job.”
Less than an hour into her hearing, Paul began questioning Levine regarding her stance on the “genital mutilation” of minors, while also pushing transphobic misinformation.
“Genital mutilation has been nearly universally condemned,” Paul said, adding, “Genital mutilation is considered particularly egregious because, as the WHO notes, it is nearly always carried out on minors and is a violation of the rights of children.”