Biden Nominates Dr. Rachel Levine as Assistant Secretary of Health

President-elect Joe Biden announced this week that he had nominated Dr. Rachel Levine to be the assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Levine would be the first openly transgender person to be confirmed to a federal appointment by the U.S. Senate. 

"Dr. Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic – no matter their ZIP code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability – and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond," said Biden in a statement.