Sebelius, K HHS
<p>nance; Kansas governor Kathleen Sebelius, who risked political suicide by repeatedly vetoing the Sunflower coal plant.</p>
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<b>Kathleen Sebelius</b> is the Secretary of the U.S. <a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Department_of_Health_and_Human_Services" title="Department of Health and Human Services">Department of Health and Human Services</a>. She formerly served as Governor of Kansas and as a superdelegate in the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
Sebelius became the last member of the <a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Obama_administration" title="Obama administration" class="mw-redirect">Obama administration</a> cabinet to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate. "Republicans had delayed the vote because of concerns about Ms. Sebelius's support of abortion rights as governor of Kansas for the last six years," reported the <i>New York Times</i>. "Some Republicans also asserted that she and the administration intended to ration health care using the results of research comparing the cost and effectiveness of different treatments." <sup id="cite_ref-NYTconf_0-0" class="reference"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#cite_note-NYTconf-0">[1]</a></sup>
Sebelius initial priorities as Secretary will include addressing the <a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Swine_flu" title="Swine flu">swine flu</a> threat and working on healthcare reform. She formerly worked as a state insurance commissioner and "is expected to be an advocate for consumers in negotiating with Congress on legislation to rein in health costs and expand coverage." <sup id="cite_ref-NYTconf_0-1" class="reference"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#cite_note-NYTconf-0">[1]</a></sup></p>
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<li>Former Advisor Council member, <a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/National_Center_for_Complementary_and_Alternative_Medicine" title="National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine">National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine</a> <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#cite_note-1">[2]</a></sup></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#Bio"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Bio</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#Related_SourceWatch_articles"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Related SourceWatch articles</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#References"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#External_resources"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">External resources</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="http://ftp.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Kathleen_Sebelius#External_articles"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">External articles</span></a></li>
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