Trump team defends health pick Tom Price over ethics charge

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters

By Steve Holland | WASHINGTON

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's transition team defended his nominee for health and human services (HHS) secretary, Tom Price, from charges that he bought shares in a company days before introducing legislation that would have benefited the firm.

A Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday for Price, a Republican congressman from Georgia who, if confirmed, would be a lead agent in carrying out Trump's plans to overhaul President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

CNN reported on Sunday that Price bought between $1,001 and $15,000 worth of shares last March in Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc (ZBH.N), a medical device manufacturer.

Days later, he introduced legislation to the House of Representatives that would have delayed a regulation that could have ultimately damaged the company, CNN said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-idUSKBN1510EZ

[DK504]

1. Every day it's a punch to the gut.

Do they think they will makes us numb to the criminals he is getting into his team?? That's the only thing I can think of.

[Blue Idaho]

2. Every day in every way

Trump's carnival looks more like the Nixon Administration than anything else...

[0rganism]

6. Trump's bunch is making the Nixon admin look like upstanding citizens

even moreso than W, and he hasn't even been inaugurated yet

what a shitshow

[Blue Idaho]

7. The world's happiest man has to be

George W. he looks like a Mensus candidate compared to the moron Donald Trump.

[not fooled]

12. Yes. I heard a joke...

...that chimpy is ecstatic because he never thought the mantle of "Worst President Ever" would pass to someone else so soon.


...sorry, can't remember the source for attribution

[dalton99a]

9. Trump will overwhelm the narrative pipeline with constant scandals over the next four years

the way he overwhelmed the narrative pipeline with constant garbage during the campaign. They're going to be so numerous you won't be able to track them all.

[Blue Idaho]

10. So you think the guy is unstoppable?

[dalton99a]

11. I'm afraid they'll hold a BS hearing so he can "explain" and ram him through like Tillerson.

As far as Trump, he will have his Waterloo

[lark]

3. Of course drumpf thinks that insider trading is fine.

As far as he's concerned there are no laws that he respects, he breaks them all when it suits him. He has no morals, no heart, no center, it's all just big baby whining and taking with no concern for anyone else. Being the conscienceless person that he is lets him fuck us all over by taking away our healthcare, and lie that we will continue to keep our same coverage. Every time his lips are moving, he's lying, unless hes talking about pooties plans for America. That information gets parroted correctly because his master will put up with nothing less.

[wordpix]

4. Trump's team of criminal sycophants and billionaires

must be stopped

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Ethics?

Dumpf don't need no stinkin ethics.

[Hortensis]

8. Gee, cabinet secretary or convict in federal penitentiary?

Bet Trump will find him very loyal.