Sebelius for HHS, Now With Swine Flu
Posted on April 28th, 2009 by Jason Rosenbaum in Congress Watch
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As if Republican grandstanding on the confirmation of Kathleen Sebelius weren't ridiculous enough, America now heads into what the WHO is calling something close to a global pandemic. And yet Republicans are refusing to unanimously confirm Sebelius, filibustering the nomination and forcing Democrats to overcome a 60 vote threshold. As Greg Sargent points out:
Bottom line: The filibuster over an abortion controversy is still throwing a hurdle in the way of this nomination, despite the flu epidemic.
SEIU has a petition up explaining the direct connection between Sebelius and our response to this flu:
The Center for Disease Control (CDC), which is responsible for preventing the spread of swine flu, is managed by Health and Human Services (HHS) - a 65,000-person federal department lead by the HHS Secretary. At this moment, the office of HHS Secretary is empty. The reason? Republicans are delaying a vote to fill the office.
Head over and sign it. The vote is expected today.
We have been begging the Obama administration & our new head of HHS
Secretary Sebelius to invite us to the discussion table to lower health care costs. We are still waiting to be contacted. We know you are busy but come on, what will it take to get someone with real world, everyday experience taking care of thousands of the sickest, oldest, and most costly patients to the table?
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