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Biden’s Appointees: Diversity But Not Much Else

Biden’s Appointees: Diversity But Not Much Else
Rachel Levine, nominee for assistant secretary in the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during a Senate hearing in Washington on Feb. 25, 2021. Caroline Brehman/Pool/Getty Images
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Dr. Rachel Levine’s nomination to be assistant secretary of Health and Human Services is being hailed as “historic” by Democrats and the media, solely because Levine is transgender. That’s crazy. Her own sexual identity should be irrelevant. What’s needed, especially during the pandemic, is competence. Levine lacks it.

Betsy McCaughey
Betsy McCaughey
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Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D., is a political commentator, constitutional expert, syndicated columnist, and author of several books, including “The Obama Health Law: What It Says and How to Overturn It” and “The Next Pandemic.” She is also a former lieutenant governor of New York.
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