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January 8, 2009

HHS Secretary Nomination Preliminary Hearing

A hearing was held on the nomination of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama … read more

A hearing was held on the nomination of former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be secretary of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration. In his testimony he spoke about the need for bipartisan health care reform. He said he was struck by the high costs of health care, concerned by public apprehension about heath care, and that he was committed to avoid ideological factors in policy-making decisions.

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Richard Burr U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] North Carolina
Tom Coburn U.S. Senator [R] Oklahoma

Tom Daschle U.S. Senator (Former) [D] South Dakota
Chris Dodd U.S. Senator [D] Connecticut
Bob Dole U.S. Senator (Former) [R] Kansas
Mike Enzi U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Wyoming
Tom Harkin U.S. Senator [D] Iowa
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Tim P. Johnson U.S. Senator [D] South Dakota
Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
Barbara A. Mikulski U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Maryland
Lisa Murkowski U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Alaska
Patty Murray U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Washington
Jack Reed U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Rhode Island
Bernie Sanders U.S. Senator (Class 1) [I] Vermont

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Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

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Program ID:: 283205-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 08, 2009 | 10:21am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Jan 21, 2009 | 5:32am EST | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

Jan 08, 2009 | 10:21am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 08, 2009 | 8:02pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 09, 2009 | 1:24am EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 11, 2009 | 3:28pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 21, 2009 | 5:32am EST | C-SPAN 3

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