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The PoliticsGirl Podcast

Our Government Does What?? A Conversation with Four-Star Admiral Rachel Levine

The PoliticsGirl Podcast

MeidasTouch Network, Leigh McGowan

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.93.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Happy Pride!! It’s easy to criticize government, and candidly, there’s plenty that deserves criticism. But government is not something we can live without, so maybe if we spent less time complaining about it, and more time understanding it, we’d know how to use it properly and how to best fix it. So, today we’re joined by Four Star Admiral and one of the highest ranking members of our Department of Health and Human Services, to talk about what our government is doing to keep Americans safe and healthy. And, because it’s Pride Month, it’s important to acknowledge that Admiral Levine is part of an administration where equity, inclusion and diversity aren’t just talking points but a way of life. That the Biden/Harris administration is committed to an America where everyone belongs and we can see that reflected in the very highest levels of our government. Representation matters, but competence and skill come first, and boy does the Admiral bring the goods! Listen to this conversation and you’ll understand why we’re so lucky to have such a powerhouse like her at the wheel. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.hhs.gov/ Twitter: @HHSGov @HHS_ASH Instagram: @hhsgov YouTube: @HHS Facebook:US Department of Health and Human Services As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://birchliving.com/politicsgirl https://lumen.me/politicsgirl

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0:00.0

If you have a child or young person with a very high fever who's very sick you'll take them to see your pediatrician.

0:06.7

If you have a child with diabetes you would see the pediatric hormone specialist endocrinologist.

0:12.4

If you have a child with

0:13.5

severe depression or anxiety, you might see the child psychiatrist or

0:17.0

psychologist. If you have a child with issues in terms of the transition

0:22.1

to adolescents and for example an eating disorder you might see

0:25.6

someone in my field and adolescent medicine specialist. Well if you have a

0:30.6

child with gender issues why are we calling the state legislature? Hello and welcome to the Politics Girl Podcast I'm your host Lee McGowan let's get

0:48.8

into it. It's easy to criticize government and candidly there's plenty that deserves criticism

0:54.0

but government is not something we can live without so I think we should spend less

0:57.8

time complaining about it and more time understanding what it does so we know what to ask

1:02.4

for or how to fix it.

1:04.0

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

1:06.0

Ronald Reagan did us a great disservice when he said the nine most terrifying words in the

1:10.5

English language are, I'm from the government and I'm here to help.

1:14.7

For the President of the United States to undermine the importance of government was so deeply

1:20.0

unfortunate and honestly irresponsible. The government should be helping its people and if you don't believe

1:26.2

that then I don't know what you're doing in government. So today I thought I would draw your attention to an

1:30.9

aspect of our government that you might not know about, to show

1:33.7

you the importance of the jobs that you might not even know exist but affect our actual lives every

1:38.5

day. To help me do that, I am joined by the Assistant Secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services, Admiral Rachel Levine.

1:45.4

A graduate of Harvard College in Tulane University School of Medicine, Dr Levine completed her

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