Healthcare

Senate approves Trump’s nominee for second-in-command at HHS

By Kimberly Leonard
Published October 4, 2017 8:27pm ET
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Senate approves Trump’s nominee for second-in-command at HHS
The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Eric Hargan to be deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, making him the second-in-command at the agency shortly after Tom Price resigned from the top spot as secretary. (National Law Journal)

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Eric Hargan to be deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, making him the second-in-command at the agency shortly after Tom Price resigned from the top spot as secretary.

The Senate approved Hargan in a 57-38 vote.

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