Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Anti-Gay Tom Price Picked To Head Department of Health and Human Services By Trump

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Tom Price, a Republican from Georgia, to helm the Department of Health and Human Services.
Trump praised Price, a vocal opponent of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), as “exceptionally qualified to shepherd our commitment to repeal and replace Obamacare and bring affordable and accessible health care to every American.”

Price, 62, has helped draft several bills in the House to replace the health law. He favors converting Medicaid into block grants to the states and require “able-bodied” applicants to meet work requirements in exchange for such benefits.
Price, who strongly backed Trump's campaign, has scored poorly on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Congressional Scorecard, a measure of a lawmaker's support for LGBT rights, scoring as low as zero in many sessions.
He has also criticized last year's Supreme Court finding that gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry. Price called the ruling “a sad day for marriage.”
The Senate must confirm Price's nomination.

2 comments:

Cy said...

Trump's appointments continue to amaze and disgust. More and more racists, homophobes, antisemites, etc. Where will it end?

Anonymous said...

One glance at this closet queen tells you all you need to know about him. You can judge a book by its cover. Sad, sad, sad. I'm sure he'll take a "wide stance" on many issues.