Over the weekend, Obama asked, and today she accepted. Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, once considered on Obama’s short list for VP, is the new HHS Secretary, pending Senate confirmation. (She probably would have had an easier job as veep.)
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According to a WH press release, Obama also announced the release of $155 million in federal grants to support 126 new health centers that will help “people in need,” including the uninsured. Additionally, he stated, “We have acted quickly to put Recovery Act dollars to good use in communities across America. The construction and expansion of health centers will create thousands of new jobs, help provide health care to an estimated 750,000 Americans across the country who wouldn’t have access to care without these centers, and take another step toward an affordable, accessible health care system.”

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