Posted on 11/29/2016 7:29:39 AM PST by Helicondelta
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Congressman Tom Price (R-GA) to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and Seema Verma as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, according to a release from the transition team.
“Together, Chairman Price and Seema Verma are the dream team that will transform our healthcare system for the benefit of all Americans,” Trump said in a statement.
Price, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, is a physician and a fierce opponent of Obamacare.
“It is an honor to be nominated to serve our nation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thanks to President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Pence for their confidence,” said Rep. Price. “I am humbled by the incredible challenges that lay ahead and enthusiastic for the opportunity to be a part of solving them on behalf of the American people.”
Trump called Price the “ideal choice” for the position, as he already has experience drafting a repeal and replace option for Obamacare.
“He is exceptionally qualified to shepherd our commitment to repeal and replace Obamacare and bring affordable and accessible healthcare to every American,” Trump said in a statement.
After accepting Trump’s nomination, Price vowed to fix the healthcare system that has been crippled by Obamacare.
Trump’s pick to serve as the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is from the private sector.
Verma is the President, CEO and founder of SVC, Inc., a national health policy consulting company, giving her a wealth of experience of working with the government health care options.
According to the release, she helped design consumer-first solutions for Indiana’s health care system under Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana and Governor Mike Pence.
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Why is Trump dragging his tail in announcing where he intends to place Palin?
He can’t be afraid of the liberal reaction.
Regarding the natives here, read the treaty terms which are available. I’ve read many of them, read biographies of chiefs such as Washakie, Ouray, Geronimo, visited reservations. I’ve come to the conclusion that the chiefs got what they wanted for their people at the time. Many chiefs pissed that away or the succeeding generations did.
They don’t need or ‘deserve’ any reparations or sympathy.
Many of these tribes would be considered today’s gangbangers.
Tom Price is one of the best Congressmen in GA. They should have elected him Speaker instead of Ryno.
I listened to her 45 min or so Breitbart Audio, I didn’t get the impression she was offered or hinted she could do more outside. I don’t remember the exact words, but it stuck with me, I don’t think she is going to Disney on the Potomac, although in today’s day and age she could telecommute.
As long as they repeal before they replace.
Great picks
Too bad. She fixed indianas Medicaid system and made it work for less money
They are today's gang bangers.
Seema Verna might be OK, but Nimrata Randhawa, aka Nikki Haley was a terrible pick unless Trump has plans to withdraw the US from the United Nations. She has no foreign experience whatsoever, has allowed untold thousands of Syrians into SC and caved to political pressure when she threw the Confederate Flag under the bus because liberals told her to. This in-turn started the war against Southern heritage all over the country. She’s a spineless gloryhound, who spent more time as governor out of the state than in it. If she could run for reelection (she’s term limited),she would lose.
The only consolation is that UN ambassador is mostly a symbolic role, one in which she can do very little damage. Someone also pointed out to me that SC's Lieutenant Governor is a Trump ally and a solid conservative, so getting Nikki out of the SC Governor's mansion and into a no-consequence ambassadorship may turn out to be a good thing.
Zactly.
Elizabeth Warren fits the bill, or does she?
I can hear the howling from here on CNN, “when is he going to appoint a hermaphroditic Eskimo, just shows how racist and sexist he really is.”
By choosing TWO dot-Indians, Trump is creating an administration that DOES NOT LOOK LIKE AMERICA - because the dots are over-represented! Outrage!
Surely Trump will finally dump and get rid of these stupid, and I mean stupid depts.
Women have been heading up that Dept for a while. Difference now is she’s probably a Republican. Don’t know anything about her tho.
Oh how would I love that - A true Pocahontas Conservative to non-stop bash Whacky Warren.
“EGad’s Mitch McConnell’s wife? Really?”
yeah, really.
This a brilliant appointment that joins the Senate Majority Leader to President Trump’s hip right from the gitgo, and nearly guarantees that Mitch delivers the entire GOP Senate to Trump on nearly every issue for four years.
Not to mention, the woman has excellent experience and credentials, and clearly has amazing political instincts and capabilities since she’s pretty much the power that’s pushed the Mitch throne into the forefront since she married him in 1993.
Also, do keep in mind that Cabinet heads exist SOLELY to carry out a President’s orders. Period. They’re like VPs in a corporation who exist solely to implement the CEO’s policy and philosophy. Their jobs are NOT to set policy and philosophy, but to IMPLEMENT policy and philosophy. They all know that when they’re appointed.
Good one! ;)
What's "amazing" about it? I'm not "amazed". I would rather people be amazed by their talent then their ethnic background. I really am disturbed by all the identity politics being played on both sides.
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