Daschle Tapped for HHS

President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota as Secretary of Health and Human Services, which includes the Indian Health Service.

Daschle, who served on the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for 18 years, has long been an advocate for Indian tribes and supported increased spending on health care for Native Americans when he was in the Senate. He advised Obama on Indian issues during the campaign and appeared on his behalf at rallies in Indian Country.

Read more in the Washington Post.