Noem takes oath of office
January 6, 2011 at 1:51 am in The Daily Republic
Rep. Kristi Noem took office Wednesday as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives took aim at the health-care reform law enacted last year.
Noem, R-S.D., said the House will pass a package of bills in an effort to repeal the health-care law, which was bitterly opposed by Republicans and used as a campaign tool last year.
“We will do it the right way. We will repeal the bill,” she said in a teleconference with South Dakota journalists. “We’re going to do this in as clean a manner as we possibly can. We’re going to ask for a full repeal of ‘Obamacare.’” Continue Reading
