the victory to republicans over this week on medicare. >> governor, the other issue you've made reference to. reported that paul ryan trying to steer stimulus money to companies in his home state. ryan had called the stimulus a wasteful spending spree. on wednesday he was asked about that. here's what he said. >> a report came out again today in the ap. it was a repeat of that wall street journal article from a couple of years ago where you had asked for stimulus money for your district. is that accurate? >> i don't recall. i haven't seen this report. so i really can't comment on it. i opposed the stimulus because it doesn't work. it didn't work. >> today he conceded he was wrong having wrote, after having these letters called to my attention i checked into them. and they were treated as constituent service and veterans affairs are handled pl this is why i didn't recall the letters earlier. they should have been handled differently and i take full