Remarks by President Obama Nominating Sylvia Mathews Burwell as Secretary of Health and Human Services

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2014 – 10:54 A.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT:  Hey!  (Applause.)  All right, everybody, have a seat.  Have a seat.  Have a seat.  Well, good morning.  In my sixth year in office, I am extraordinarily grateful to have so many aides and advisors who have been there since the earliest days.  But it’s still somewhat bittersweet when any of them leave for new endeavors — even when their successor is wonderful.

In early March,…