Editing Tom Daschle (section)

===Career and public service===
Following his reelection defeat, Daschle took a position with the lobbying arm of the [[K Street (Washington, D.C.)|K&nbsp;Street]] law firm [[Alston & Bird]]. Because he was prohibited [[Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995|by law]] from lobbying for one year after leaving the Senate,<ref>''See'' {{usc|18|207}}; this one-year limit was increased in 2007 to two years by [http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_public_laws&docid=f:publ081.110 Public Law 110-81], but the higher limit did not apply to Daschle.</ref> he instead worked as a "special policy adviser" for the firm.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4555416 |title=Talk of the Nation: Tom Daschle on His New Role as Lobbyist |publisher=NPR |date=March 22, 2005 |access-date=October 26, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Alston">Alston</ref>

Alston & Bird's healthcare clients include [[CVS Caremark]], the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, [[Abbott Laboratories]], and [[HealthSouth]].<ref name=Freking>{{cite news |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jnRK6ZYrsR2I9f2c1cSqskbW0AKAD94I7HA00 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121115408/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jnRK6ZYrsR2I9f2c1cSqskbW0AKAD94I7HA00 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2008 |title=Dem officials: Daschle accepts HHS Cabinet post|access-date=November 19, 2008 |first=Kevin |last=Freking |date=November 19, 2008 |agency=Associated Press }}</ref> The firm was paid $5.8 million between January and September 2008 to represent companies and associations before Congress and the executive branch, with 60% of that money coming from the healthcare industry.<ref name=Bloomberg>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPyK3VlmLybE&refer=home |title=Daschle Said to Accept Offer as Health Secretary| access-date=November 19, 2008 |first1=Edwin |last1=Chen|first2=Julianna|last2= Goldman|date=November 19, 2008 |work=[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] }}</ref> Daschle was recruited by the former [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Senate Majority Leader]] [[Bob Dole]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32604-2005Mar13.html | newspaper=The Washington Post | title=Daschle Moving to K Street | first=Christopher | last=Lee | date=March 14, 2005 | access-date=May 25, 2010}}</ref> Daschle's salary from Alston & Bird for the year 2008 was reportedly $2 million.<ref name=washingtonposttaxes>Ceci Connolly, "[https://archive.today/20130209031224/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/01/30/daschle_pays_100k_in_back_taxe.html Daschle Pays $100k in Back Taxes Over Car Travel]", ''Washington Post'', January 30, 2009. (Accessed January 30, 2009.)</ref>

Daschle was also a senior fellow at the [[Center for American Progress]]. In addition, he served as National Co-Chair of [[ONE Campaign|ONE]] Vote ‘08, along with former senator [[Bill Frist]].  He and former senators [[George J. Mitchell|George Mitchell]], Bob Dole, and [[Howard Baker]] formed the [[Bipartisan Policy Center]] (BPC), dedicated to finding bipartisan solutions for policy disputes.<ref name = senatebio/> Daschle is also a co-chair of BPC's Health Project.

In 2003, Daschle received the Golden Plate Award of the [[Academy of Achievement|American Academy of Achievement]] presented by Awards Council member Senator Bill Frist.<ref>{{cite web|title= Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement |website=www.achievement.org|publisher=[[American Academy of Achievement]]|url= https://achievement.org/our-history/golden-plate-awards/#public-service}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2003 Summit Highlights Photo | url= https://achievement.org/summit/2003/|quote= United States Senators John McCain, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Trent Lott, and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle were presented with the Academy’s Gold Medal by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist in the historic Caucus Room. }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Our History Photo | url= https://achievement.org/our-history/|quote= Actor George Clooney and Senator Tom Daschle chat after the summit symposium and awards ceremony at the U.S. Capitol during the 2003 International Achievement Summit held in Washington, D.C.}}</ref>

In May 2005, [[South Dakota State University]], Daschle's alma mater, conferred upon him an honorary doctorate for public service.<ref name="HonorDegree">{{cite web|title=HONORARY DEGREES GIVEN BY SDSU SINCE 1923|url=http://www.sdstate.edu/academic/faculty/facultyawards/honorarydegree/upload/List-of-HONORARY-DEGREES.pdf|website=South Dakota State University|date=2005}}</ref> In May 2011, Daschle was further honored with an honorary [[Doctorate of Humane Letters]] by [[Northern State University]] in his hometown of Aberdeen.

In late September 2005, Daschle caught the attention of the media by reactivating his [[political action committee]], changing its name from DASHPAC to New Leadership for America PAC and procuring a speaking slot at the [[Iowa]] Democratic Party's annual [[Jefferson-Jackson Day]] dinner. He continued to keep a relatively high-profile among Democratic interest groups. These moves were interpreted by the media as an exploration of a potential [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 Presidential candidacy]]. On December 2, 2006, he announced he would not run for president in 2008.<ref>{{cite web | last =Belanger | first =Matt | title =Daschle Will Not Seek Presidency | publisher =Keloland TV | date =December 2, 2006 | url =http://www.keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,52869 | access-date =November 6, 2007 | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071021152249/http://keloland.com/News/NewsDetail6371.cfm?Id=0,52869 | archive-date =October 21, 2007 | df =mdy-all }}</ref>

In an appearance on ''[[Meet the Press]]'' on February 12, 2006, Daschle endorsed a controversial warrantless [[NSA warrantless surveillance controversy|surveillance program]] conducted by the [[National Security Agency]] (NSA), explaining that he had been briefed on the program while he was the Democratic leader in the Senate.<ref>{{cite news | last =Pincus | first =Walter | title =Spying Necessary, Democrats Say | newspaper =The Washington Post | date =February 13, 2006 | url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/12/AR2006021201174.html | access-date =November 6, 2007 }}</ref>

In addition, Senator Daschle is a member of the board of trustees for the [[Richard C. Blum]] Center for Developing Economies at the [[University of California, Berkeley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/blum-center-developing-economies/blum-center-trustees |title=Trustees |publisher=Blum Center for Developing Economies |access-date=October 26, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110154336/http://blumcenter.berkeley.edu/blum-center-developing-economies/blum-center-trustees |archive-date=November 10, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The center is focused on finding solutions to address the crisis of extreme poverty and disease in the developing world.<ref>blumcenter.berkeley.edu</ref>

Daschle is a Member of the [[Global Leadership Foundation]], an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law. It does so by making available, discreetly and in confidence, the experience of former leaders to today's national leaders. It is a not-for-profit organization composed of former heads of government, senior governmental and international organization officials who work closely with heads of Government on governance-related issues of concern to them.

Daschle also served as vice chair of the board of directors of [[National Democratic Institute for International Affairs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndi.org/board-directors |website=NDI.org|access-date=16 October 2014 |title=NDI-Board of Directors|publisher=National Democratic Institute}}</ref>

Daschle is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of [[Issue One]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.issueone.org/reformers/|title=Issue One – ReFormers Caucus|website=www.issueone.org|access-date=March 25, 2018}}</ref>

Daschle is the co-chair of the national advisory board at the National Institute for Civil Discourse (NICD). The institute was created at the [[University of Arizona]] after the [[2011 Tucson shooting|2011 shooting]] of former Congresswoman [[Gabby Giffords]] that killed six people and wounded 13 others.

In 2019, Daschle was named to the advisory board of Northern Swan Holdings Inc., a [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] investment firm.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fugleberg |first1=Jeremy |title=Former Sen. Tom Daschle joins cannabis board, wants to 'loosen the restrictions' |url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/business-journal/2019/05/21/former-senator-tom-daschle-joins-board-medical-cannabis-company/3751337002/ |access-date=May 22, 2019 |work=Argus Leader |date=May 21, 2019}}</ref> Daschle stated: "I believe it is imperative to loosen the restrictions on cannabis so we can research its properties and fully understand how patients can benefit from its medicinal use."<ref>{{cite press release |date=May 20, 2019 |title=Northern Swan Holdings Appoints Former Majority Leader Tom Daschle to Advisory Board |url=https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/05/20/1827728/0/en/Northern-Swan-Holdings-Appoints-Former-Majority-Leader-Tom-Daschle-to-Advisory-Board.html |location=New York |agency=GlobeNewswire |access-date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> In 2020, Daschle endorsed [[2020 South Dakota Amendment A|Constitutional Amendment A]], a ballot initiative to [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalize cannabis for recreational use]] in South Dakota.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sneve |first1=Joe |title=Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle backs legal marijuana in South Dakota |url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/10/08/former-u-s-senate-majority-leader-tom-daschle-backs-legal-marijuana-south-dakota/5924182002/ |access-date=October 14, 2020 |work=Argus Leader |date=October 8, 2020}}</ref>

In 2021, Daschle co-wrote an op-ed for [[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] criticizing proposed cuts to pandemic preparedness programs, describing them as "unthinkable" in the midst of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Todd|first=Deborah|date=2021-07-20|title=After 2020, pandemic preparedness budget cuts should be unthinkable|url=https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/563836-after-2020-pandemic-preparedness-budget-cuts-should-be-unthinkable|access-date=2021-10-23|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref>