From FoxNews.com……
Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s former top health official, earned confirmation Wednesday in the Senate to become the new assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The vote was 52-48. It marked the first time in U.S. history the Senate confirmed an openly transgender federal official.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called the confirmation vote another significant “milestone” after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg became the first openly gay Cabinet member to be confirmed by the Senate in February.
