Obama Health Care Agenda Delayed?
Now that Tom Daschle is out as Obama’s Health Chief, the president’s plans to overhaul the country’s health care system will lose much momentum and be significantly delayed. Daschle was a clear health care expert and carried quite a bit of political influence. The current health care reform plan was built around Daschle steering the ship.
Many supports say that the sudden change will not derail the efforts for health care reform, but Daschle is widely recognized as being the foremost authority among all Governors regarding health and health reform issues.
The leading candidates to replace Daschle are believed to be:
- Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius;
- U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut;
- Mark McClellan, a former head of the Food and Drug Administration;
- and former Democratic Party chief Howard Dean.
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