Department of Health and Human Services - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Department of Health and Human Services Index / Organizations Transcripts Steven Chu ...in charge. The next one would be HHS [Department of Health and Huma... ...in charge. The next one would be HHS [ Department of Health and Human Services ] because of the NIH and things lik... Arun Majumdar ...once said to me when he was running HHS [Department of Health and Huma... Joe Solmonese ...they got. So trying to get the [US] Department of Health and Human Services to do a regulatory thing aroun... Sally Jewell ...and Health and Human Services [ HHS ] remember that they too have importan... ...Health [Services] Administration. It's HHS . It was economic development, whic... Susan Sher ...some felt we didn't go far enough. But HHS [Department of Health and Huma... ...felt we didn't go far enough. But HHS [ Department of Health and Human Services ], everybody was very helpful, and ... David Axelrod ...just in the midst of confirming our HHS [Department of Health and Huma... ...in the midst of confirming our HHS [ Department of Health and Human Services ] secretary, Kathleen Sebelius. Thi... ...of the communications was coming out of HHS and the CDC, I was really focused o... Kathryn Ruemmler ...Sebelius, who was the secretary of HHS [Department of Health and Huma... ...who was the secretary of HHS [ Department of Health and Human Services ] at the time—she came over to m... Melody Barnes ...was, but there was a decision between HHS [Department of Health and Huma... ...but there was a decision between HHS [ Department of Health and Human Services ] and others to create kind of ... ...[DOT], or a unit that was focused on HHS or education or, you know, EP... ...a team that was working on it out of HHS . What was the role for you and th... ...? Senator Daschle was going to lead HHS , and there were a team of people tha... ...right person to serve as secretary of HHS . I had conversations with severa... ...was then tapped to be the secretary of HHS —again, someone with a depth o... ...experience. And Jeanne Lambrew was at HHS , and again, Jeanne has so muc... ...her team and Kathleen and her team at HHS were focused on healthcare reform. S... ...way. Then you had all of the people at HHS , and then others throughout the Whit... ...HUD, Housing and Urban Development; to HHS ; to the Department of Education; t... Show more... Neera Tanden ...the job and joining the team over at HHS [Department of Health and Huma... ...was named on the transition to be HHS secretary, and I knew Tom and ha... ...to be that health czar. He was the HHS secretary and healthcare reform cza... ...I think, super smartly. I came in from HHS , and Jason Furman was there. He had ... ...from here on. What did your role at HHS and your work on healthcare reform loo... ...Then it was Jeanne Lambrew and me from HHS ; like, three people. So we could'v... ...staff from the White House, staff from HHS , OMB, Treasury, and the NEC. That wa... ...vote? We did not. I am at HHS , and the Massachusetts election i... Show more... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Supreme Court Supreme Court go to the Middle East and North Africa Middle East and North Africa go to the Agriculture Agriculture go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Education Education