January 23, 2017

The Honorable Orrin Hatch
U.S. Senate
Committee on Finance
219 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20510

Dear Chairman Hatch,

Your committee will soon consider the nomination of Rep. Tom Price, M.D. (R-Ga.) to become the Secretary of Health and Human Services.  On behalf of the more than one million members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), I strongly support Dr. Price’s confirmation to this post. 

As the current chairman of the House Budget Committee and former chairman of the Republican Study Committee, Dr. Price has been a strong advocate for combating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in the federal government.  Since first taking office in 2005, he has earned a CCAGW lifetime vote rating of 93 percent.  As both a budget hawk and medical doctor, Dr. Price will bring much-needed reforms to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as the nation moves away from Obamacare toward a patient-centered, market-based healthcare system. 

Dr. Price is the right choice to lead HHS.  He will use every tool at his disposal to restore a vibrant and affordable healthcare marketplace and rein in wasteful Medicare and Medicaid spending, which should include a significant effort to both prevent and recover improper payments.  I urge you to support his nomination. 

Sincerely, 

Tom Schatz
President, CCAGW