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'''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]].

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|district=6th

|terms=January 3, 2005 – February 10, 2017

|preceded=[[Johnny Isakson]]

|succeeded=[[Karen Handel]]

 

'''Thomas Edmunds “Tom” Price''' (born October 8, 1954 (age {{age|1954|10|8}})) 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). [https://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><ref>Baker, Sam (September 29, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/tom-price-out-2490978419.html Tom Price resigns]. ''Axios''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Spiering, Charlie (September 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/29/hhs-secretary-tom-price-resigns-private-flights-scandal/ HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns After Private Flights Scandal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref> (although those same organizations [[Liberal hypocrisy|had no problem when]] Obama Administration officials did the same thing<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (September 29, 2017). [https://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>). Despite his early resignation, Price used his tenure as HHS Secretary to advance numerous conservative policies.<ref>Demko, Paul; Pittman, David; Ehley, Brianna (October 3, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/tom-price-influence-health-human-services-243403 Why Price’s conservative imprint on HHS is likely to endure]. ''Politico''. Retrieved October 3, 2017.</ref>

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). [https://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><ref>Baker, Sam (September 29, 2017). [https://www.axios.com/tom-price-out-2490978419.html Tom Price resigns]. ''Axios''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref><ref>Spiering, Charlie (September 29, 2017). [https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/29/hhs-secretary-tom-price-resigns-private-flights-scandal/ HHS Secretary Tom Price Resigns After Private Flights Scandal]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 29, 2017.</ref> (although those same organizations [[Liberal hypocrisy|had no problem when]] Obama Administration officials did the same thing<ref>Pollak, Joel B. (September 29, 2017). [https://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>). Despite his early resignation, Price used his tenure as HHS Secretary to advance numerous conservative policies.<ref>Demko, Paul; Pittman, David; Ehley, Brianna (October 3, 2017). [https://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/03/tom-price-influence-health-human-services-243403 Why Price’s conservative imprint on HHS is likely to endure]. ''Politico''. Retrieved October 3, 2017.</ref>

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