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Miguel Cardona, Xavier Becerra, and Joe Biden’s other cabinet picks so far
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.
By Madeleine Brand • • 9m ListenPresident-elect Joe Biden has chosen California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be Secretary of Health and Human Services. For Education Secretary, Biden has reportedly chosen Miguel Cardona, a former fourth grade teacher, former principal, and current commissioner of Connecticut’s public schools. The formal announcement could come later this week. Cardona joins a growing list of diverse officials seeking to join the new administration. So why Cardona, and where is the new administration on other recent cabinet picks?
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2 of 5Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat- 0:00Alex Padilla will be the first Latino US Senator from California
- 10:02Miguel Cardona, Xavier Becerra, and Joe Biden’s other cabinet picks so farYou’re reading this
- 19:13Nourish LA food pantry is serving hundreds of people a week. Many of them never needed food aid before
- 29:16On film and TV sets, are crews following COVID safety protocols?
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