Mr. Trump has picked Mr. Price, a six-term Republican congressman, to be secretary of health and human services, according to a transition team official. Mr. Price, the chairman of the House Budget Committee, said he felt events had borne out his warnings about the health law. On the other hand, as secretary, Mr. Price would need a broader perspective. Mr. Price is a strong conservative who invariably excites the audience at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. Sarah Kate Ellis, the president and chief executive of GLAAD, formerly known as the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said Mr. Price was “completely unfit” to be health secretary.

Source: New York Times November 29, 2016 01:41 UTC