President Trump is participating int he official swearing-in ceremony for newly confirmed Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar at the White House on Monday.
Azar was confirmed by the Senate last week in a 55-43 vote.
Mr. Trump announced Azar would be the new HHS chief over Twitter in November, writing that Azar “will be a star for better healthcare and lower drug prices!”
This wouldn’t be Azar’s first stint with the Health and Human Services Department, having previously served as general counsel and later as deputy secretary of HHS in President George W. Bush’s administration.
After his stint in the Bush administration, Azar was president of Eli Lilly USA, a global pharmaceutical company. He is filling the vacancy left by former secretary Tom Price, who resigned during several probes into his government travel.
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