Ted Cruz has thoughts on Biden s Health and Human Services appointee
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The junior senator from Texas found himself in yet another Twitter spat.
This time, it s over the nomination of Xavier Becerra to head the Health and Human Services department. Ted Cruz and GOP company cried foul in a letter to President Joe Biden that Becerra was unqualified for the position because he s not a physician.
Becerra famously sued the Trump administration more than 100 times as attorney general of California. He s a staunch supporter of the Affordable Care Act and would lead the department as it continues to battle through the pandemic.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently added government contractors to the list of entities eligible for immunity from liability under the Secretary’s March 17, 2020, Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”) declaration. The PREP Act protects individuals and companies from liability for death or other tort-like harm in connection with the pandemic response, except for cases involving “willful misconduct.” Under the recent amendment, government contractors acting with authorization from an executive department or agency or who
could be so authorized are protected from liability when they prescribe, administer, deliver, distribute, or dispense Covered Countermeasures, as long as they meet the other requirements of the Act. Covered Countermeasures could include the COVID-19 vaccine or personal protective equipment like respirators. We wrote previously about the evolvi
Biden Administration Continues Holding Migrant Children in Border Patrol Custody
24 Feb 2021
The Biden Administration faces increasing criticism for holding unaccompanied migrant children in Border Patrol custody–some longer than the legal 72-hour limit.
Axios reported from a leaked Customs and Border Protection document that the Biden Administration held more than 700 Unaccompanied Alien Children in Border Patrol custody as of Sunday. At least 200 of those children were held by Border Patrol for more than 48 hours nine were held more than the legal 72-hour limit.
On Tuesday night, Breitbart Texas reported that by Monday, the number had grown to 800 minors in Border Patrol custody with more than 200 held beyond the statutory 72-hour limit, according to National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd.
US temporarily reopens Texas tent facility to hold immigrant teenagers during COVID-19 pandemic
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FILE - In this July 9, 2019, file photo, a staff member works in the infirmary, a series of tents, at the U.S. government s newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
By: Scripps National & The Associated Press
Posted at 9:10 AM, Feb 24, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-24 14:04:37-05
HOUSTON â President Joe Bidenâs administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied by a parent.
This is the first migrant child facility to open under the Biden administration, and they say it is temporary during the COVID-19 pandemic.