Via Rollcall (subscription required).
Former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) has been offered the job of Health and Human Services secretary by President-elect Barack Obama and has accepted the job, according to a Democratic source close to Daschle.
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great news! i'm happy with this pick...one of my fellow Obama volunteers used to work for Daschle.
GREAT CHOICE!
So far 100% good news from BO! He's my homeBOy!!!
Is Daschle part of the 'progressive movement'? I like the way he speaks and seems one of Obama's trusted supporters.
You guys sound very happy.
Yay for Tom.
I love Obama's winning smile in this foto.
He's happy too!
Happy Dancing.
I'm happy with it, too :)
I am dissapointed in the fact that he has been directly involved in lobbing for the healthcare companies.
This needs to be discussed with us. How is it that he can be fair to us after supporting them?
Wikipedia provided this!
Daschle has not made intentions clear as to whether or not he will run again for office; however, he has signed on as a Senior Policy Advisor with the K Street law firm Alston & Bird.[9][10] Health care interests, including CVS Caremark, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, Abbott Laboratories and HealthSouth, are among the firm's lobbying clients.[4] The firm was paid $5.8 million between January and September 2008 to represent companies and associations before Congress and the executive branch, with 60 percent of that money coming from the health industry.[5] Daschle was recruited by the former Republican Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole. Daschle has refused to discuss his salary, but Dole, performing a similar role at the firm, has said he makes in the region of $800,000 to $1 million per year.
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