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...month delay in voting on Champion's nomination, however, pointed up the superficial and generally unsatisfactory nature of the Senate confirmation process. In late February, the Finance Committee staff brought out serious allegations of malfeasance on the part of Champion and his boss, HEW Secretary Joseph A. Califano Jr. If true, charges that Califano and Champion tried to impede an HEW investigation of Medicare fraud in California--bowing to pressure from the state's governor and Congressional delegation--should raise questions about their integrity and interpretation of the public interest...
...after entering the charges against Califano and Champion in the committee record last week, the health subcommittee chairman pushed aside the issues with a statement to the effect that Champion is an honest and competent man who should be confirmed without further delay...
...aides argued against giving a job to Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan because she had no administrative experience. But the talent hunters were willing to overlook similar gaps in the backgrounds of some men who were tapped. Although he was a top staff man for Lyndon Johnson, HEW Secretary Joseph Califano had never managed anything but his desk before becoming the boss of 145,700 people in his current post...
...Carl E. Curtis (R-Neb.) then asked that the committee not vote on Champion's nomination until after Califano appeared to answer a few questions...
Within half an hour, Califano had come up Capitol Hill and was testifying that he had not really intended to slow down Walsh's investigation...