Senate confirms Price as Secretary of Health and Human Services

Today the Senate confirmed Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., to be the next Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary. U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., recently praised Price as an excellent choice to head the agency, not only due to his expertise as a legislator, but his experience working as a respected doctor.

“I am pleased to come to the floor in support of a friend, and someone I’m honored to have worked with for many years, Dr. Tom Price,” Enzi said. “Price is an ideal candidate for this role. Not only does he know the health care system as a physician, he knows it as a policymaker who has been a th...