Daschle will be Secretary of HHS

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Daschle Accepts HHS Position
Published 11/19/2008 by Tim Einenkel at The Latest on Air America
Former Senator Majority leader Tom Daschle has accepted the position of secretary of Health and Human Services. Politico has more : Former Senator Majority leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) will be secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration, a senior Democratic official said. Daschle was also considered for health care czar in the White House, but the transition team decided he could be more effective with “Secretary” in front of his name. “Of all the proposals that Obama wants to enact, health care requires the most input and tough negotiations and ...

Daschle to head HHS?
Published 11/19/2008 by Steve Benen at Political Animal
... to report the news. The Daschle announcement reinforces the notion that an Obama administration is going to take the push for healthcare reform very seriously. A senior Democratic official told Mike Allen , "Of all the proposals that Obama wants to enact, health care requires the most input and tough negotiations and shepherding. No one knows the House and Senate like Tom Daschle." Indeed, the Daschle news makes me even more encouraged about the prospect of a healthcare package actually passing. ...