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12-13-04, 10:37 AM
Bush Picks Leavitt as New HHS Chief
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Monday nominated Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Leavitt to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Leavitt, Utah's governor before joining the Bush administration in late 2003, would succeed Tommy Thompson, who resigned on Dec. 3. Leavitt served as Utah's governor for 11 years before Bush appointed him to lead the EPA last year.
"He's managed the EPA with skill and a focus on results," Bush said in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in announcing Leavitt's nomination.
"He's an ideal choice to lead one of the largest departments of the United States government," the president continued. "The Department of Health and Human Services touches the life of every person in this country, from the safety of our food and medicine to the Medicare program to preparing for any kind of emergency. HHS has comprehensive responsibility for the health of Americans."
As the former governor of Utah, Leavitt helped improve child welfare services and oversaw efforts to get many government services online, Bush added.
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I'm surprised he didn't pick the former head of the EPA as Secretary of Energy.
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Monday nominated Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Leavitt to be secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Leavitt, Utah's governor before joining the Bush administration in late 2003, would succeed Tommy Thompson, who resigned on Dec. 3. Leavitt served as Utah's governor for 11 years before Bush appointed him to lead the EPA last year.
"He's managed the EPA with skill and a focus on results," Bush said in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in announcing Leavitt's nomination.
"He's an ideal choice to lead one of the largest departments of the United States government," the president continued. "The Department of Health and Human Services touches the life of every person in this country, from the safety of our food and medicine to the Medicare program to preparing for any kind of emergency. HHS has comprehensive responsibility for the health of Americans."
As the former governor of Utah, Leavitt helped improve child welfare services and oversaw efforts to get many government services online, Bush added.
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I'm surprised he didn't pick the former head of the EPA as Secretary of Energy.