defended

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Becerra helped craft the Affordable Care Act in Congress and defended it as attorney general, and Joe Biden nominated him to serve as Health and Human Services secretary.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Bettencourt, chair of the Senate Committee on Local Government, later defended the letter in an interview, arguing Texas could not allow counties to block growth with “a crazy patchwork quilt” of regulations.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Cerdan has defended his innocence in both investigations.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The move would break with a strategy that Benchmark has long defended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“No. His brothers defended me. His own brothers! They told me that it was wrong, what you did to me, and they were sorry.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby