Tom Price
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| 23rd United States Secretary of Health and Human Services | |
| Assumed office February 10, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Mathews Burwell |
| Chair of the House Budget Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Ryan |
| Succeeded by | Diane Black (Acting) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district |
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| In office January 3, 2005 – February 10, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Johnny Isakson |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of the Georgia Senate from the 56th district |
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| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Sallie Newbill |
| Succeeded by | Dan Moody |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Edmunds Price October 8, 1954 Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Betty Clark |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (BA, MD) |
Thomas Edmunds "Tom" Price (born October 8, 1954) is an American physician and politician. He is the 23rd and current United States Secretary of Health and Human Services since February 10, 2017.
Price was U.S. Representative for GA's 6th congressional district, serving from 2005 through 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party. He formerly served as chairman of the Republican Study Committee and the Republican Policy Committee.[1]
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Early life[change | change source]
Price was born in Lansing, Michigan. He was raised in Dearborn, Michigan. He studied at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He moved to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1980s.
United States representative (2005–2017)[change | change source]
Price served as a United States representative from 2005 through 2017. Price's district served the northern suburbs of Atlanta.[2] Price served as chairman of the House Budget Committee.[3]
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (since 2017)[change | change source]
On November 29, 2016, it was announced that Price would be nominated for Secretary of Health and Human Services by President-elect Donald Trump when he takes office.[4]
On February 1, 2017, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee approved his nomination by a vote of 11-0 with all Democrats boycotting the vote, sending the nomination to the Senate floor.[5] On February 10, the Senate confirmed Price in an 52-47 vote.
In March 2017, Price endorsed the American Health Care Act, a bill proposed by House Republicans that would repeal the individual mandate and make several other major changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.[6]
Personal life[change | change source]
Price is married to Betty Price. They have one son together. Price is a Presbyterian.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Lillis, Mike (February 19, 2011). "GOP policy leader Price: 'More cuts and more reforms are on the way'". The Hill. http://thehill.com/homenews/house/145261-gop-policy-leader-price-more-cuts-and-more-reforms-are-on-the-way.
- ↑ Harper, Charlie (November 18, 2010). "Tom Price Elected Chairman Of House Republican Policy Committee". Peach Pundit. http://www.peachpundit.com/2010/11/18/tom-price-elected-chairman-of-house-republican-policy-committee/.
- ↑ "Budget Committee Members". House of Representatives Committee on the Budget. http://budget.house.gov/about/budgetcommitteemembers.htm. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Trump picks Congressman Tom Price as health and human services secretary". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/11/28/trump-picks-congressman-tom-price-as-health-and-human-services-secretary/. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ↑ Lee, M. J. (1 February 2017). "Republicans suspend committee rules, advance Mnuchin, Price nominations". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/01/politics/republicans-vote-to-suspend-committee-rules-advance-mnuchin-price-nominations/. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ CNN, Lauren Fox and Deirdre Walsh. "Republicans unveil bill to repeal Obamacare". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/politics/republicans-public-obamacare-plan/index.html.
- ↑ Joan Frawley Desmondy (January 20, 2017). "Tom Price, Trump’s Pick for HHS Secretary, Could Define Administration’s Legacy". National Catholic Register. http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/tom-price-trumps-pick-for-hhs-secretary-could-define-administrations-legacy.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Tom Price at Wikimedia Commons
- Congressman Tom Price official House site
- Tom Price at the Open Directory Project
- Price Appearances on C-SPAN
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