Albert (Fritz) Gallun
Lauren Kelleher
Trump's Cabinet
1. Ben Carson
Ben Carson has been appointed to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He is very under qualified considering that he has no political experience aside from running for president as the GOP candidate. He has even admitted that he has no department experience. It is
2. Tom Price- Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tom Price spent 20 years as a private practice orthopedic surgeon, and serving on various medical boards. Price then served as a Georgia State Senator, and was elected a House Representative in 2004. The likelihood of Tom Price being approved by the senate is high. Price’s values align significantly with the Republican party, and given that the majority control in the Senate is Republican, the likelihood of Tom Price being approved by Senate is high. Tom Price has been drafting alternatives to Obamacare for years; most recently the Empowering Patients First Act of 2015. This plan encourages the individual private market and health savings accounts, and insures (across state lines) pre existing conditions. Price’s plan also prohibits the use of federal funds to perform abortions for religious reasons.
3. Rex Tillerson- Secretary of State
Rex Tillerson, the CEO of Exxon Mobil has been appointed Secretary of State, the 6th largest revenue generating company in the world. Rex Tillerson has no political experience but does have experience communicating with other countries, which could prove to be a conflict of interest. In 2011 Exxon Mobil and Rosneft (a Russian Oil company) signed a deal to acess arctic oil hot spots. Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded Tillerson the Russian Order of Friendship later that year. The Senate control is republican which makes the appointment more likely, however some senate members might find the conflicts of interest with Russia and other countries hard to overlook.
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