Tom Daschle
Former Senate Majority Leader and South Dakota Senator Tom Daschle will be the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration, according to sources close to Obama's transition team.12 Daschle authored a book titled Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis in February 2008.3
Fast Facts
- Born: December 9, 1947
- Birthplace: Aberdeen, South Dakota
- Political affiliation: Democrat
- Spouse: Linda Hall Daschle
- Alma mater: South Dakota State University4
- 1969: Served in the U.S. Air Force for three years4
- Lost 2004 reelection campaign to John Thune
- Was thought to be a potential Vice Presidential pick for Barack Obama before he chose Joe Biden5
- Picked by Obama to be Secretary of Health and Human Services
Daschle and the Senate
Daschle was the United States Senate Majority Leader from 2001 to 2003, when the Democrats returned to the minority. Daschle served as South Dakota's senator from 1987 to 2005.4
Daschle and Health Care
In February 2008, Daschle published a book about health care issues in the United States. In the book Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis, Daschle suggests creating a Federal Health Board that would be similar to the Federal Reserve System.6
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