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Sebelius Accepts Nomination to HHS Secretary
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius this afternoon accepted President Obama's request to become his Health and Human Services secretary, stepping into a central role in the new administration's ambitious effort to overhaul the nation's health care system. Sebelius's nomination comes just days before the White House is scheduled to convene a summit on health reform, an early step in the president's ambitious plan to vastly expand the Sebelius, the 60-year-old daughter of a former Ohio governor, served as state Insurance Commissioner before winning the 2002 governor's race. She is halfway through a second term. She is known for reaching across the aisle in her Republican-dominated state, and in her first gubernatorial bid, she chose a former Republican businessman as her running mate. Raised Roman Catholic in Ohio, Sebelius has endured fierce and often personal criticism from anti-abortion activists largely because she vetoed a bill that would have required doctors who perform late-term abortions to report a reason for the procedure. The archbishop of Kansas City asked Sebelius to stop taking the sacrament of Communion after the veto. Posted by: Steve White 2009-03-01 |
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