Burwell confirmed as new HHS secretary

Sylvia Mathews Burwell has been confirmed as the new head of the Department of Health and Human Services, replacing Kathleen Sebelius who submitted her resignation last month. Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, welcomed her confirmation by the Senate, which passed with a vote of 78 to 17.

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