Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
Tommy George Thompsonis a United States Republican politician who was a state legislator in Wisconsin, and 42nd Governor of Wisconsin from 1987 to 2001. During his term as governor he was the chairman of AMTRAK, the nation's passenger rail service. He served as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 2001–05, appointed by George W. Bush. After his time in the Bush Administration, Thompson was a partner with the law-firm Akin Gump and Chairman of Deloitte's global healthcare...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 November 1941
CityElroy, WI
CountryUnited States of America
The problem keeps getting worse, ... We've seen virtually a doubling in the number of obese persons over the past two decades, and this has profound health implications.
This rule makes sure that private health information doesn't fall victim to the progress of the information and technology age, ... where an array of data is readily available in computer systems and too often just a keystroke away from being assessed.
We're asking the fast food industry and all of the restaurants to start looking at their menus and see if they can diversify and put healthier foods on there and help to promote them.
As we all know, the issues that were prominent on President-elect Bush's campaign agenda are the issues that, predominantly, the Department of the Health and Human Services will help him tackle over the next four years. I appreciate the confidence that he is showing in me today,
In view of the rapidly rising rates of obesity and diabetes in America, this good news could not have come at a better time, ... So many of our health problems can be avoided through diet, exercise and making sure we take care of ourselves. By promoting healthy lifestyles, we can improve the quality of life for all Americans, and reduce health care costs dramatically.
By giving health care providers a way to check medications and dosages quickly, we create an opportunity to reduce the risks of medication errors that can seriously harm patients.
It was a perfect day for golf. The kids were just about at where I thought they would be score-wise.
The solution, I think, is bail reform having some people released through the pretrial release program, which we don't have, ... There should be some place to keep your lesser (offenders), your public drunks and your thieves.
I understand the yelling and screaming. They (the activists) would serve their cause much better if they would try and get other countries to contribute to the Global Fund (the United Nations Global Fund to fight AIDS) like the United States.
We are going to be under one dollar, I can assure you,
Brian really had an excellent day. There were a lot of good players here, and for him to place fourth as a sophomore is great.
Corporate America is like everybody they read it and see it on television but they really can't completely digest it.
The time to stop using these products is now,
We've lost 3,000 jobs in Beaufort County. We've lost half of our manufacturing workforce.