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...good news for DeParle is that her new job won't require much public salesmanship. The White House already has a handful of health-care reformers who spend a lot of time talking to the American people, from the President himself to Peter Orszag, the budget director, to Kathleen Sebelius, the newly nominated Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Sebelius, the popular Kansas governor, was introduced alongside DeParle on Monday. DeParle, by contrast, is being tasked with what she has always done best, working behind the scenes to improve the health-care system. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...
...stands, there are lots of cooks in the health-care-reform kitchen. But none of them is exclusively focused on that crucial, demanding effort. Sebelius has a bipartisan reputation and a background as her state's insurance commissioner, but at HHS she will oversee a massive organization with 10 operating divisions. Orszag must focus on the entire government budget. The head of the National Economic Council, Larry Summers, who has taken a particular interest in health care, has a portfolio that ranges from bank bailouts to global financial regulation. The other legislative, political and managerial staff at the White House...
...excellent mind, she makes decisions carefully and well, and her obvious empathy for the plight in which so many Americans find themselves will serve them and our country well." Gov. Phil Bredesen of Tennessee, hailing Sebelius as an "absolutely first-rate" selection for the health and human services post. New York Times...
...This is setting up a confrontation that pro-life Catholics will not walk away from." Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, criticizing Sebelius' stance on abortion amid early rumors of her being considered for the post...
Read "Who Will Push Healthcare Reform in Place of Daschle?" Read TIME's Review of Sebelius' 2008 Democratic Convention Speech