White House officials and Senate Democrats today were fighting to keep alive former Senator Tom Daschle’s cabinet nomination, the morning after
’s nominee for health and human services secretary faced a tough grilling from his former Senate colleagues over revelations he had initially failed to pay more than $140,000 (£97,700) in taxes and interest.
President Barack Obama yesterday said that he was “absolutely” behind Daschle, former Senate Democratic Read the rest of this entry »

This morning’s reports about Health and Human Services secretary-designate Tom Daschle, his tax troubles and the money he earned in recent years from interests in the health care industry that he would oversee, include:
, “was aware as early as last June that he might have to pay back taxes for the use of a car and driver provided by a private equity firm, but did not inform the Obama transition team until weeks after Mr. Obama named him to the Read the rest of this entry »

– Former Sen. Tom Daschle will be announced Thursday as President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a Democratic source said Wednesday.
CNN has previously reported that the 61-year-old former Senate majority leader from South Dakota would be Obama’s choice, but not the announcement date.
In November, Daschle said he was excited about the possibility of serving as point person in Obama’s effort Read the rest of this entry »

Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for health and human services secretary Tuesday, after fielding mounting criticism
over his failure to pay more than $130,000 in taxes.
The move marked a stunning turnaround from the day before,
when Daschle mounted a campaign to retain allies on Capitol Hill and President Obama told reporters he “absolutely”stands
by the former South Dakota senator.
But the president accepted Daschle’s withdrawal Read the rest of this entry »

Former senator Thomas A. Daschle, nominated to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, skipped the inauguration of his close friend Barack Obama in order to be with an ailing family member. A Daschle spokeswoman refused to release details, except to confirm that Daschle was outside of Washington today because of a family emergency.
Two other sources said that one of Daschle’s three younger brothers has been diagnosed with Read the rest of this entry »

withdrew his nomination as secretary of health and human services on Tuesday after weathering four days of scrutiny over unpaid taxes, prompting
to concede having “screwed up” in undermining his own ethical standards by pushing the appointment.
“I’ve got to own up to my mistake, which is that ultimately it’s important for this administration to send a message that there aren’t two sets of rules,” Mr. Read the rest of this entry »

Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination on Tuesday as President Obama’s nominee to lead the Health and Human Services Department, a decision that came one day after Mr. Obama declared that he would stand behind Mr. Daschle as problems over unpaid taxes were scrutinized on Capitol Hill.
“I accept his decision with sadness and regret,” Mr. Obama said in a statement.
The decision to withdraw his nomination as a member of the Obama cabinet comes Read the rest of this entry »

Daschle Exit Leaves Void Sebelius, McClellan May Fill (Update1)
Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) — President
as his
candidate to overhaul U.S. health care.
None carry the political influence of Daschle, 61, the
former Senate majority leader who dropped from consideration
today after admitting errors on his U.S. taxes. Daschle’s
combination of political clout and health-care expertise (he
wrote a book on changing the system) was considered critical to
the Read the rest of this entry »

By Douglas E. Schoen
Saturday, November 22nd 2008, 4:00 AM
Some advocates, especially those dreaming of a new New Deal, are hailing the choice of
will go for broke on health care reform. Indeed, Daschle wrote a book, “Critical,” calling for a bold and comprehensive reform plan.
Daschle in the past has criticized incrementalism, describing it as “no longer a viable option.” Instead, he’s called for big-ticket measures like a federal agency Read the rest of this entry »

Published on November 24, 2008
In selecting former Sen. Tom Daschle as his secretary of health and human services, President-elect Barack Obama has chosen an advocate of expanding health information technology as one part of a comprehensive health reform program.
Daschle’s book, “Critical: What We Can Do About the Health Care Crisis,” published in early 2008, notes that “we are years, if not decades, behind European nations Read the rest of this entry »