“I have never sued the nun — any nuns. I have taken on the federal government, but I’ve never sued any affiliation of nuns.”
Xavier Beccera
HHS Secretary-designate. in his Senate confirmation hearing. Claim dated 24 Feb 2021.
Washington Post rated thisTrue
What Washington Post found
As California Attorney general, Beccera sued the federal government, not Little Sisters of the Poor, a charity run by Catholic nuns
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Xavier Beccera (HHS Secretary-designate) made this claim around 24 February 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 February 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “True”.
Where the claim appeared
- finance.senate.govhttps://www.finance.senate.gov/hearings/hearing-to-consider-the-nomination-of-xavier-bece…
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Related checks
- PolitiFact: Half True“I have never sued a nun — any nuns.”