Sebelius had struggled to defend her agency’s performance in the ObamaCare rollout both in the media and before congressional panels, the New York Times noted this evening.
Sebelius Resigns as HHS Secretary After Obamacare's Shaky Start
By News on the Net Ken McIntyre——Bio and Archives--April 11, 2014
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has resigned, nine days after President Obama trumpeted the news that 7.1 million Americans had signed up for ObamaCare by the first deadline despite a near-calamitous rollout of the health care law under her leadership.
Some White House watchers noted at the time that Sebelius did not join Obama at the podium as he celebrated the surge in enrollment under the Affordable Care Act, nor did he recognize his Cabinet secretary.
Obama accepted the resignation this week, sources told USA Today, and he will nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell, his director of the Office of Management and Budget, to replace Sebelius.
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