Ex-HHS Sec. Tom Price Lands New Gig On Kemp’s Transition Team

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price testifies during a Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 29, 2017 ... WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 29: Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price testifies during a Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 29, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The hearing discussed the budget for the Department of Health and Human Services.(Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia governor-elect Brian Kemp has unveiled a transition team that includes former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price to begin building out his administration.

The incoming Republican made the announcement just three days after his opponent in the hotly contested race, Democrat Stacey Abrams, conceded there weren’t enough votes for her to force a runoff. Kemp’s win was certified by Georgia elections officials Saturday.

Kemp revealed the team of GOP politicians and activists Monday in Atlanta. He said his administration would be seen as “incredibly competent, obviously diverse and clearly committed to doing the right thing.”

Price resigned his Cabinet posting early in President Donald Trump’s administration amid outcry over his use of costly private charters for official travel.

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  1. Mr Trump said his administration would be seen as “incredibly competent, obviously diverse and clearly committed to doing the right thing.”

  2. I guess Kemp thinks diversity means “as many corrupt old, white guys that we can fit into the administration”. I’m sure Price will figure out a way to fly around on GA’s dime, and Kemp will continue to undermine the fairness of the GA election system. Let’s hope a federal lawsuit is able to shut that part down at least, because it’s going to take judicial intervention to allow enough non-Republican voters into the booth to elect a Democrat in GA races.

  3. Avatar for 1gg 1gg says:

    Words fail!
    Well, maybe not, it is Georgia.

  4. Avatar for nycabj nycabj says:

    This simply is bringing the swamp home. It’s getting too crowded in DC with all the arrests, resignations, and dismissals from this administrati9n.

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