Kansas Governor nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services
TweetKansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius was introduced yesterday by President Barack Obama as his nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services. As a Democrat in a Republican-dominated state, Sebelius has been frustrated in her attempts to expand health care coverage in Kansas. She has tried twice to raise Kansas’s cigarette tax to expand medical coverage and both times had been let down by Republic legislators, who objected to the tax increases.
Kathleen Sebelius is currently serving as the 44th Governor of Kansas and the second female governor of Kansas. She was first elected to the Kansas House of Representatives back in 1986 and left the House in 1994 to run for state insurance commissioner. She was elected to the position of Governor in 2002 and was reelected again in 2006. She has been named one of the best governors in America according to Time Magazine in 2005 for eliminating the $1.1 billion debt she had inherited when elected to governor.
Senator Max Baucus of Montana says, “I’m particularly pleased to hear of her selection because she brings such solid experience to the position. Passing comprehensive health-care reform is an absolute imperative this year, and as a former insurance commissioner, Governor Sebelius really gets what needs to be done.”
As the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Sebelius will take charge of an agency with 65,000 employees responsible for the public health, food safety, scientific research, and the administration of the Medicare and Medicaid programs of 90 million Americans.
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