File photo taken on July 13 Authentic Filip Forsberg Jersey , 2017 shows U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price (R) speaking at a news conference at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington D.C., theUnited States. U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price resigned on Sept. 29, said theWhite House. (XinhuaYin Bogu)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tom Price resigned on Friday amid increasing fire over his frequent and expensive private jet trips, becoming the first cabinet secretary to leave the Donald Trump administration.
Price offered his resignation on Friday and President Donald Trump accepted it Authentic P.K Subban Jersey , White House Press Secretary said in a statement.
"The President intends to designate Don J. Wright of Virginia to serve as Acting Secretary, effective at 11:59 p.m. on September 29, 2017," the statement said. Wright currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health and Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Price has been under heavy fire since U.S. media outlets found he had flown on at least 26 private flights since May, including five domestic flights within one week this month.
He apologized on Thursday Ryan Johansen Jersey , saying he will pay a portion of the costs of his official travelling on private charter planes and will permanently halt his use of charter flights for official business as the health secretary.
However, the total cost of the private jets Price flew on was reportedly more than 400,000 U.S. dollars and Price would pay only 51,887.31 U.S. dollars for his seat on those planes, according to an HHS spokesperson.
Price is not covering the cost for his staffers who flew with him on those charter planes Pekka Rinne Jersey , said the spokesperson on Thursday.
Many of Price's flights were between major cities that offered inexpensive alternatives on commercial airlines. One leg was from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia, a distance of some 130 miles (208 kilometers).
Moreover, on some of those trips, Price reportedly mixed official business with personal affairs such as having a lunch with his son.
On Wednesday, Trump said he was not happy with Price's private jet travel Filip Forsberg Jersey , saying "we'll see" when asked whether he will remove Price over the issue.
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday launched a bipartisan investigation into the use of private planes by all members of the Trump cabinet. Senator Chuck Grassley on Thursday sent a letter asking the White House to detail its efforts to control officials' travel costs.
Price has frequently criticized government waste since his appointment as health secretary and during his tenure in the House of Representatives, where he once chaired the House Budget Committee.
LAGOS, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria's Super Eagles on Saturday qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup after a 1-0 win over Zambia in oil rich city of Uyo, with an unassailable 6-point lead after five matches in Group B.
The Nigerian side, at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in southern city of Uyo P.K Subban Jersey , Akwa Ibom defeated the Zambian national football team by 1-0 through a goal by Alex Iwobi.
The Super Eagles, with an away-match left to play against the Algerian national team, has already qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament in Russia.
With the victory, Nigeria now tops their Group B which comprises Cameroon, Zambia and Algeria with 13 points and qualified for the World Cup with a game to spare.
Nigeria had defeated Zambia 2-1 in Ndola to kick off their Group B World Cup campaign.
With the home victory over the Zambians who have never featured in the Mundial Nashville Predators T-Shirts , Nigeria has registered its sixth World Cup appearance after Brazil 2014.
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Super Eagles on their victory over the Chipolopolo of Zambia, describing it as very sweet, soothing and a 57th Independence Anniversary gift to the nation.
In a statement made available to Xinhua in Lagos, the Nigerian leader applauded the Super Eagles for the feat of making Nigeria the first African country to qualify for Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament Nashville Predators Hoodie , with a match left to play.
Buhari called on all Nigerians to apply the values of perseverance, resilience, discipline, hard work and team-spirit, which propelled the players to excel since the beginning of the qualifying matches Customized Nashville Predators Jersey , to all sectors of national life.
He promised that the government would continue to support the team within available resources so that the nation will maximise the unifying potentials of sports in general and football in particular.
BEIJING, June 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top discipline inspection agency opened a new tip-off gateway on its website against low-level corrupt officials on Friday.
The informants can choose to be anonymous or give their real name, said a press release from the Communist Party of China's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI).
Visitors of the website can also post general suggestions for CCDI's work in this area, said the press release.
There is a quick link to the webpage where the agency updates detailed information about the officials caught for violating Party discipline or behaving badly.
Minor graft problems by low-level officials can be closely felt by the people and will damage the relations between the public and Party, said the CCDI statement.
"We want to send a strong signal and press hard on local Party organs to stay alert Nashville Predators Jersey ," the statement said.
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