A new book detailed then-White House adviser Susan Rice's anger with HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra pushing back on an order for his department to take in more unaccompanied migrant kids.
attempted to avoid his first assignment when arriving to his post in 2021 — a task that involved HHS taking in additional unaccompanied migrant children from Border Patrol.
A new book details how former White House adviser Susan Rice was steamed at Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra for pushing back on an immigration assignment from President Biden. Rice pushed back on Becerra, saying that moving more children into HHS custody may not be an ideal situation, but the facilities were better for the children."I'll do it if I get a request from the president in writing," Becerra said.Rice pushed back on Becerra, saying that moving more children into HHS custody may not be an ideal situation, but the facilities were better for the children."I wasn't there for it," Becerra retorted.
Biden"lashed out" at Becerra in a March 30, 2021 Oval Office meeting when Becerra allegedly failed to have answers for questions about the agency’s ability to take care of migrant kids, according to TheThe border has been a sore spot for the Biden administration since taking the White House reins in 2021.reported in 2021 that the White House"bristled" at Becerra’s approach as they pushed HHS to speed up the intake of the tens of thousands of migrant children.
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