January 26, 2001
Senate Confirms HHS, VA and Education Secretaries; OMB Director
The Senate Jan. 24 confirmed former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson (R) as Secretary of Health and Human Services. During his confirmation hearing, Secretary Thompson expressed his support for continuing the effort to double the budget of the National Institutes of Health. The Senate previously confirmed former Houston Independent School District superintendent Rod Paige and Secretary of Education; Anthony Principi, who served as acting secretary under President George H.W. Bush, as Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and former senior vice president at Eli Lilly & Co. Mitchell Daniels as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
