Sean Moloughney11.24.08
President-elect Barack Obama has selected Thomas Daschle, a South Dakota Democrat and former Senate Majority Leader, to serve as secretary of the Health and Human Services Department.
If he is confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Daschle will oversee a department—of nearly 65,000 employees—which includes FDA, the Medicare and Medicaid programs, public health programs and government research at the National Institutes of Health.
In related news, Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, ousted John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, as chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Waxman spent 16 years as chairman of the Commerce panel’s Health and Environment subcommittee.
If he is confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Daschle will oversee a department—of nearly 65,000 employees—which includes FDA, the Medicare and Medicaid programs, public health programs and government research at the National Institutes of Health.
In related news, Rep. Henry Waxman, a California Democrat, ousted John Dingell, a Michigan Democrat, as chairman of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee. Mr. Waxman spent 16 years as chairman of the Commerce panel’s Health and Environment subcommittee.