| − | '''Tom Price''' (born October 8, 1954) is a popular orthopedic surgeon from [[Georgia]], who serves as the 23rd [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]] under Republican President [[Donald Trump]]. Prior to this, he served in the Georgia State Senate from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 2005, in the U.S. [[House of Representatives]] from January 3, 2005 to February 10, 2017, and as the Chair of the House Budget Committee from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017. He is a [[conservative]] [[Republican]]. | + | '''Tom Price''' (born October 8, 1954) is an orthopedic surgeon from [[Georgia]] who served as the 23rd [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|United States Secretary of Health and Human Services]] under Republican President [[Donald Trump]]. Prior to this, he served in the Georgia State Senate from January 3, 1997 to January 3, 2005, in the U.S. [[House of Representatives]] from January 3, 2005 to February 10, 2017, and as the Chair of the House Budget Committee from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017. He is a [[conservative]] [[Republican]]. |
| | + | Price resigned on September 29, 2017, after received harsh criticism from liberal organizations for his use of taxpayer money for private and charter flights<ref>Pappas, Alex (September 29, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/29/hhs-secretary-tom-price-resigns-over-private-plane-trips.html HHS Secretary Tom Price resigns over private plane trips]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref> (although those same organizations had no problem when Obama Administration officials did the same thing<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (September 29, 2017). [http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/29/democrats-flew-taxpayer-expense-media-didnt-care/ Democrats Flew at Taxpayer Expense and Almost Nobody Cared]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref>). |