
Washington, March 26 (RHC)-- In the U.S., the Senate Finance Committee has advanced the nomination of Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The former TV host and doctor has a long record of supporting the privatization of Medicare.
The Senate also held a confirmation hearing for Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick to be U.S. ambassador to Israel.
Huckabee is the former governor of Arkansas and a self-described Christian Zionist who has long supported Israel annexing the occupied West Bank.
[ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]