CHICAGO, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, the designated health and human services secretary, has a background in healthcare and the legislative process.
When he announced the choice Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama said he wants Daschle to be his administration's point man on efforts to expand health insurance. Obama said Daschle would have a double responsibility, also serving as head of the White House Office of Health Reform, The New York Times reported.