While Dr. Dean may be the homeblog favorite on Daily Kos, I'd like to bring another candidate to people's attention... Senator Tom Harkin from Iowa.
Sen. Harkin has been a tireless advocate for health care reform, including universal coverage and prevention since he was elected to the Senate back in 1984.
He is Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Chairman) AND he's on the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. He has been deeply and heavily involved in health and human services policy AND has as deep an understanding of the budget and processes of the agency as almost anyone else on earth.
He co-wrote and was chief sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act - which was lead to a major cultural and legal shift in this country, is a huge supporter of stem cell research, and is well known for putting the "P" in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and PREVENTION.
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