Thompson lauded on Hill
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson (R) continued an easy confirmation process Jan. 19, as the HHS secretary-designate received support from both parties at his hearing in front of the Senate Health & Education Committee. HELP Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and colleagues heaped praise upon Thompson, similar to the warm welcome he received at his Finance Committee hearing a day earlier. Kennedy summed up his support by saying the Badger State governor "comes to us with a genuinely outstanding record of accomplishment in Wisconsin," referring to his children's health insurance programs and success at welfare reform
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