Friday, October 17, 2014

Ebola Czar

Republicans are pointing to Democratic operative Ron Klain's background in politics -- rather than public health -- as evidence that he isn’t up to the job as "Ebola czar."
The criticism comes after the White House announced Friday that Klain, a longtime aide to Democratic campaigns and a former chief of staff for Vice Presidents Joe Biden and Al Gore, would oversee the administration’s response to the virus.
“Installing yet another political appointee who has no medical background or infectious disease control experience will do little to reassure Americans who are increasingly losing confidence with the Administration’s Ebola strategy,” said Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Penn.), who convened Thursday’s congressional panel on the administration’s response to the threat posed by the deadly outbreak.
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/221086-republicans-blast-obamas-pick-for-ebola-czar


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