right now, moving on, kathleen sebelius is out at nhs. budget director sylvia matthews burrell is in. can the obama administration lead the rocky rollout behind? kathleen has been here through the long fight to pass the affordable care act and helped guide its implementation even when it got rough. she s got bumps, i ve got bumps. i knew it won t be easy. there s a reason no earlier was successful in passing health reform. a fedex truck rams into a bus taking high school students on a college tour. all of a sudden i heard people screaming and when i woke up the impact hit. i flew from my seat to the seat
network of outstanding public servants that we have, who are helping to keep us healthy and helping to improve our lives every single day. so i want to thank steven sylvia s husband, and matthew and helene, for sharing wife and mom longer, and we will miss seeing you around the white house, but we know that you will be doing an outstanding job as the secretary of the health and human services. i hope that the senate confirms sylvia without delay. she is going to be doing great. the last time she was confirmed unanimo unanimously, and i am assuming that not that much has changed since that time. and with that, i want to give them both an opportunity to say a few words starting with kathleen. thank you.
medicare trust fund. and all totaled her work will be benefiting familyies and this country for decades to come. and so we want to thank kathleen s husband, gary, the first man of kansas, and her fabulous sons who have shared her with us, and kathleen, i know your dad who served as the governor of ohio who inspired you to serve in the public service, and passed away last year. and kathleen, once again, we want to thank you for the service to our country. thank you. thank you. thank you. hey.
great partner. she will be a terrific leader for hhs. so i will turn it over to cynthia. [applause] sylvia. first i d like to thank you, mr. president and mr. vice president, for the trust you placed placed in me ay role in omb and your confidence in nominating me for this new role of second, as we all honor kathleen s accomplishments here today, i also want to personally thank her for her support and friendship through this year. i want to express my heartfelt thanks to the team at the office of management and budget and to our congressional counterparts with whom i ve had the privilege to work closely throughout this year.