Posted on 11/29/2016 4:08:00 PM PST by detective
As Cortney relayed last night as the news was breaking, President-Elect Donald Trump has selected Rep. Tom Price, MD -- a Georgia Republican -- to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services. This is exceptionally good news, representing perhaps Trump's strongest pick to date. On the heels of hapless, Obamacare-tainted HHS chiefs Kathleen Sebelius and Sylvia Burwell, Price will be a breath of fresh air, if confirmed. Conservatives should celebrate and support his nomination for three principal reasons:
(1) Price hasn't merely been a vocal Obamacare critic, as many news accounts are describing him. He has, of course, forcefully objected to the failing law at every stage of its introduction and implementation -- but he's gone far beyond lip service, pursuing constructive ends. While Democrats asserted (always falsely) that the GOP was offering no viable alternative to their disastrous partisan scheme (Obama still repeats this lie), Price was at the forefront of proposing detailed, thoughtful legislation to that very end. He has spent a lot of time thinking about how uproot Obamacare and supplant it with something much better for doctors and consumers. And he's translated that thought into meaningful action and actual legislative language. Philip Klein writes at the Washington Examiner that Price will be prepared on day one to start working hand-in-glove with House Speaker Paul Ryan traverse the important path to 'repeal and replace:'
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
cmon already...
Lol!
I was thinks by about Inauguration Day and the traditional evening balls and festivities. I don’t think this is Trumps style. Imagine if he had working sessions and meetings into the evening, announcing next morning his first signature accomplishments. Heads would explode
Oops “thinking”
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