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November 29, 2016

Trump Picks Anti-Obamacare, Anti-Abortion Rep. Tom Price to Be Health Secretary
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Donald Trump has picked Georgia Congressmember Tom Price to be secretary
of health and human services. Price is the chair of the House Budget
Committee, a member of the Tea Party Caucus and one of the leading
opponents of President Obama's Affordable Care Act. Price supports
privatizing Medicare. He opposes abortion and has voted to cut all
federal funding for Planned Parenthood. He's also an opponent of
marriage equality, with a track record of voting against measures to
prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.


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