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Obama Hails Sebelius’ ‘Extraordinary Service’

Obama said in remarks at the White House that Kathleen Sebelius told him in March that she was going to step down as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after the health law’s first open enrollment period came to an end. Sebelius also spoke at the event Friday.

Here are Obama’s remarks:

Here are Sebelius’ remarks:

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