Daschle says he is 'deeply embarrassed' by what he calls 'errors' that led him to miss $120,000 in owed taxes. Obama says he 'absolutely' still supports Daschle for Health and Human Services post. Tom Daschle, the onetime majority leader of the U.S. Senate who has been nominated to become secretary of Health and Human Services, apologized to his former colleagues today for failing to pay more than $120,000 in owed taxes.