washington — the senators confirmed the nomination of kathleen sebelius as secretary of welfare and community services on tuesday , allowing president obama to fill the previous vacancy in his cabinet with a young politician who will take account of the fight against swine cancer . the vote was 65 to 31 . among the 11 republicans there voted for ms . rell was senator arlen specter of pennsylvania , when announcements on tuesday that he was becoming a democrat . besides directing the efforts against swine flu , ms . sebelius will lead the district ' s campaign for universal sanitary insurance .
Kathleen Sebelius comes from Pennsylvania.