Plentiful job security. So we are here today to talk to a few former governors about health care solutions, at a moment when there is a lot of potential for change. What they saw from their perch as governor and how they see the situations thousand with governors and the work they do will be quite affected. I will did a brief round of introductions then let them introduce themselves through a few opening remarks they prepared. I have jim doug as. Jim hodges. Ben nelson. And all the way on my left is haley barbour, former governor of mississippi. Thank you so much for coming to join us here. [ inaudible ] thats good. Just been waiting there with that one. So i will start right here next to me with governor douglas if you want to kick us off with a few opening remarks for the panel. Happy to, sarah, thank you. And haley is on your right. Well positioned for this panel. I have the privilege of serving from 2003 to 2011. About the midpoint in 200 of we passed health care in vermont. I can
Him as bizarre as bizarre as that was, that wasnt the salient issue for me, personally. My problem is that he came in, shouted at everybody, and refused to take questions. That was a fundamental violation of the purpose of that room. Its not about questions, its about answers. I have heard sean and a lot of different venues and i think he was very subdued and contrite today, but i have seen a diminishment of that room over the last three months. That the Obama Administration sought to cool it down after robert gibbs was the press secretary, who would make news from the podium with great regularity. I dont think president obama appreciated that. I think that what we have seen is a series of missteps. I think it is entirely appropriate and unbiased to say that the level of information and the quality of information we received during these briefings, is, i believe, not up to the standard of what we believe ought to be in the Briefing Room. I would put this out for mr. Spicer and his staf
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