Sources: Tom Price close to being named top health official in Donald Trumps cabinet

[Calista241]

Source: AJC

Georgia Rep. Tom Price appears close to being named secretary of health and human services, and an announcement from Donald Trump’s transition team could come within the next day, according to a dozen Republican sources with knowledge of the plan.

The Georgia operatives and political figures, all of whom requested anonymity since they are not authorized to speak on the record, said they were told the announcement would come soon but stressed the timeline could change. Two of those operatives said the president-elect offered the Roswell Republican the job on Monday and expected Trump’s campaign to announce it Tuesday morning.

Spokespeople for Price and Trump’s transition team did not respond to requests for comment Monday.

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Price, a wonky orthopedic surgeon who has represented his Roswell-based House district for 12 years, has been at the center of congressional efforts to repeal Obamacare as chairman of the House Budget Committee. He was also one of the only GOP lawmakers to design a replacement plan for the 2010 health care law — a proposal that never received a vote in committee or on the floor of the House.

Read more: http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/11/28/sources-tom-price-close-to-being-named-top-health-official-in-donald-trumps-cabinet/

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[greymattermom]

1. Yikes, he's my congressman

what was his replacement plan?

[Calista241]

2. I don't know, but considering he's the Chairman of that committee, and it never got a vote

I won't hold my breath that it was a particularly good or well thought out plan.

[cstanleytech]

6. Then again even if it was a good plan the Republicans would never let it come to a vote either

since they found "Down with Obamacare" so useful to rally their base around for since it got passed.
Of course now I imagine they are probably thinking to themselves "Oh shit!!! We actually won and now we dont have anything to really replace Obamacare or a plan that doesnt put our nads into the fire, god damnit!!!".

[rwheeler31]

3. How is he replaced?

Any chance of getting a Dem in that seat at the mid term?

[Calista241]

5. Not likely.

It's a fairly well to do suburb of Atlanta. 71% white, and he won close to 62% of the vote in 2016 over his Democratic opponent.

[Solly Mack]

4. I fucking hate these people

[still_one]

7. no surprise but he is as right wing and as extreme as it becomes

http://www.ontheissues.org/GA/Tom_Price.htm

[Hoyt]

8. He really is. That's disconcerting.

[still_one]

10. sure is Hoyt

[LuckyLib]

9. Yes indeed. Another product of the drained swamp.