The statement from HHS spokeswoman Dori Salcido is in line with comments from Sebelius' fellow Democrats about speculation that she'd return to Kansas this year to run for the seat held by three-term Republican Sen. Pat Roberts. Sebelius' departure comes after this fall's flawed rollout of the online health insurance marketplace set up under the 2010 federal health care overhaul. The Kansas Republican Party quickly sent out a fundraising email, and state GOP Chairman Kelly Arnold issued a statement pledging that his party would "pay her bus fare."