The Senate on Thursday confirmed Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the new Secretary of Health and Human Services in a 78-17 vote.
Burwell, the former director of the Office of Management and Budget, replaces former Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, who resigned in April.
Republican members of the Senate raised concerns about Burwell and her support for Obamacare, but she was easily confirmed to her new post.
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Ha! That’s awesome and hilarious. Remember when Republicans said they were going to hold up her nomination over Obamacare? Yeah, that worked out well.
I was thinking the same thing. I’m sure we’ll see “The Bergdahl trade was to kill press on this!”
At least I hope we will.
April 11, 2014:
Yeah. That worked out well.
There’s another appointment.
And there is nothing, absolutely NOTHING that you can do about it.
it was a 78-17 vote - an overwhelming majority - and it seems that there were not any substantive / material “shortcomings” identified in her capabilities - no true objection to her appointment on the basis of merit -