Thursday, April 25, 2013

Harkin makes hurdle for Obama’s CMS chief


Harkin makes hurdle for Obama’s CMS chief-politico: Sen. Tom Harkin had a lot more than talk up his sleeve Wednesday morning as he blasted HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for using a prevention fund — his pet project in the health care law — for other aspects of implementing that law. His strategy: keep one of the Obama administration’s nominees from her long-awaited Senate confirmation until the administration is ready to negotiate.