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The Players

June 17, 2009 Page

REP. JOHN BOEHNER, R-OHIO HOUSE MINORITY LEADER Date of  Birth: Nov. 17, 1949. Education: B.A., Xavier University. Career Path: Boehner was one of 12 children and worked in business before entering politics. He served in the Ohio state legislature from 1984 to 1990 and was then elected to the U.S. House. Role in Health Care […]

Dodd

June 10, 2009 Page

SEN. CHRIS DODD, D-Conn.  CHAIRMAN, SENATE BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEMBER, SENATE HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE Date of Birth: May 27, 1944. Education: B.A., Providence College; J.D., University of Louisville. Career Path: Dodd is the son of Thomas Dodd, a representative and senator who led the prosecution of the Nuremburg trials […]

The Players – Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine

June 3, 2009 Page

The Maine senator, a moderate Republican on the Finance Committee, is in an influential position as the only GOP member so far to vote for reform. She doesn’t want a government-sponsored public plan to compete with private insurers but may support it as a fallback option if the private sector doesn’t perform adequately.

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

CHRIS JENNINGS PRESIDENT, JENNINGS POLICY STRATEGIES, INC. Date of Birth: June 17, 1961. Education: B.A., Miami University of Ohio. Career Path: Jennings worked as a staff member in the Senate and eventually became a senior health care adviser in the Clinton administration, where he coordinated policy and worked closely with lawmakers on legislation. In 2001, […]

The Players

June 11, 2009 Page

SEN. CHARLES GRASSLEY, R-IOWA RANKING MEMBER, SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Sept. 17, 1933. Education: B.A. and M.A., University of Northern Iowa. Career Path: Grassley worked as a farmer and an assembly line worker before his election to the Iowa State House in 1958. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1974 and the […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

ANDY STERN PRESIDENT, SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION (SEIU) Date of Birth: Nov. 22, 1950. Education: B.A., University of Pennsylvania. Career Path: Stern joined the SEIU in 1973 and worked his way up, becoming president in 1996. Role in Health Care Reform, 1993-1994: None. Why He’s a Player Now: SEIU has made health reform a top […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

SEN. HARRY REID, D-NEV. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Date of Birth: Dec. 2, 1939. Education: B.A., Utah State; J.D.; George Washington University. Career Path: After serving in the Nevada State Assembly, Reid became lieutenant governor of Nevada and later chairman of the state’s Gaming Commission. While running the commission, his wife found a bomb attached to […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

REP. JOHN CONYERS, JR., D-MICH. CHAIRMAN, HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Date of Birth: May 16, 1929. Education: B.A. and J.D., Wayne State University. Career Path: Conyers briefly served as an assistant to Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., before entering the U.S. House in 1964. He is a founding member and dean of the Congressional Black Caucus and […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

REP. DAVID CAMP, R-MICH. RANKING MEMBER, HOUSE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE Date of Birth: July 9, 1953. Education: B.A., Albion College; J.D., University of San Diego. Career Path: Camp worked as a lawyer and staff member for former Michigan Rep. Bill Schuette and served in the Michigan State House before his election to the U.S. […]

The Players

June 8, 2009 Page

REP. HENRY WAXMAN, D-CALIF. CHAIRMAN, HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Sept. 12, 1939. Education: B.A. and J.D., University of California-Los Angeles. Career Path: Elected to the House in 1974, he built his reputation in the last decade as ranking member, then chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In January […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

REP. TOM PRICE, R-GA. CHAIRMAN, HOUSE REPUBLICAN STUDY COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Oct. 8, 1954. Education: B.A. and M.D., University of Michigan. Career Path: Price had a private orthopedic surgery practice for 20 years before moving to teach at Emory University School of Medicine. Price was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1996 and […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

RON POLLACK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FAMILIES USA Date of Birth: Feb. 21, 1944. Education: B.A., Queens College; J.D., New York University. Career Path: Pollack was the dean of the Antioch School of Law and worked on food, consumer and hunger issues before becoming the founding executive director of Families USA in 1982. Role in Health Care […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

BILLY TAUZIN PRESIDENT AND CEO OF Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Date of Birth: June 14, 1943. Education: B.A., Nicholls State University; J.D., Louisiana State University. Career Path: Tauzin represented Southern Louisiana in Congress for 25 years, first as a Democrat and later as a Republican. He helped get Medicare prescription drug benefit […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

REP. PAUL RYAN, R-WISC. RANKING MEMBER, HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Jan. 21, 1970  Education: B.A., Miami University in Ohio. Career Path: Ryan was elected to the U.S. House in 1998 at age 28, and is pressing for a reining in of entitlement spending. He runs a Web site, http://americanroadmap.org/, which details his plans […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL, R-KY. SENATE MINORITY LEADER Date of Birth: Feb. 20, 1942. Education: B.A., University of Louisville; J.D., University of Kentucky. Career Path: McConnell was stricken with polio at the age of two but was able to avoid permanent disability. After completing his law degree, he worked on Capitol Hill and was deputy assistant […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

REP. JOE BARTON, R-TEXAS RANKING MEMBER, HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Date of Birth: Sept. 15, 1949. Education: B.S., Texas A&M University; M.S., Purdue University. Career Path: Barton worked in the Energy Department during the Reagan administration and later as an oil and gas company consultant. He was elected to the U.S. House in 1984. […]

The Players – Jeanne Lambrew

June 4, 2009 Page

JEANNE LAMBREW DIRECTOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE OF HEALTH REFORM Education: B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D. in health policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Career Path: After finishing her Ph.D., Lambrew worked as a special assistant at HHS under the first term of the Clinton administration. During Clinton’s second term, she served as […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

KATHLEEN SEBELIUS SECRETARY, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Date of Birth: May 15, 1948. Education: B.A., Trinity College; M.P.A., University of Kansas. Career Path: Sebelius served in the Kansas House of Representatives from 1986 to 1994, then became the state insurance commissioner. A Democrat, Sebelius was elected governor for two terms in the heavily Republican state. […]

The Players

June 4, 2009 Page

PETER ORSZAG DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (OMB) Date of Birth: Dec. 16, 1968. Education: A.B., Princeton University; Ph.D. in economics, London School of Economics. Career Path: Orszag began his career working for President Bill Clinton, first at the Council of Economic Advisors and later as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy. […]