U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra testifies before the Senate Appropriations committee as lawmakers in the U.S. Congress struggle to reach a deal to head off a looming partial government shutdown less than two weeks away on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 8, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo