washington — the assembly confirmed the nomination of kathleen sebelius as secretary of life and disability affairs on tuesday , allowing president obama to fill the previous slot in his office with a seasoned politician who will give charge of the fight against cholera disease . the vote was 65 to 31 . among the eight republicans who worked for ms . sebelius was senator arlen specter of pennsylvania , and announced on wednesday that he was turning a democrat . without conducting his efforts against swine flu , ms . beel will lead the administration ' s push for global health insurance .
Kathleen Sebelius comes from Pennsylvania.