is i don t think there s anything like it in the country. we ve got several things like that. the moment i start worrying about what happens in, you know, in 503 days when i finish my term as governor, the moment i put a packet together, get a committee together, then not only am i distracted, but everyone who works with me, my cabinet, everyone gets distracted and then we re not going to do a good job of he getting these last programs done and done write. 500 days is about the time it takes to run for a president. i remember i was on the campaign trail for about 500 days, maybe a little more. are you saying you re not exploring it whatsoever at the moment? yaul. we re not. i mean, people ask me and obviously i talk about it from time to time, but, you know, apprentice ships, we re working on really making colorado not just the thinnest state but the healthiest state in america. if we can get some of these things then we re actually creating a model of how do you create good, hig
understanding how you can utilize that public/private partnership to mksmize dollars and put people back to work and not just transfer federal dollars to state dollars which doesn t have the same economic impact as really engaging the private sector. let me ask you a question about tax reform. the urgency for tax reform cannot be overstated. here we are in the early phases of june nothing concrete at this point. where is the urgency at this point from the administration? that is a subject that will be discussed today with the leadership. something the president has talked about. secretary mnuchin has been out talking. we haven t had comprehensive tax reform since 1986. this is something that is a big undertaking. when you talk about the magnitude and the impact on the economy and job creation we need to get this right and involve stakeholders from a variety of back grounds to make sure that we get it right and that is what
support him come from all different kinds of back grounds. it s really tricky. as you look back at it did the speaker of the house take a political bullet in not allowing that health care measure with 17% popularity even before the rewrite come up for an actual vote? the members who did stick their necks out and say i will support it are catching all kinds of flack back home. the speaker knew the political dynamic would be disastrous potentially for some of his members. whenever a bill is suspected to fail on the floor as a congressional reporter i can tell you a lot of people start pulling away from the bill, the support moves away and ryan knew that and the speaker said i don t want people to be part of supporting a bill that is likely to fall apart in the senate or never pass the house so he asked to pull legislation. the president keeps trying to
oh, sorry. they re making fun of me for the other night. you made fun of yourself. bad andre. shot out to andre bower. he s a bad andre sometimes. so i m back with my panel now. so tara, the first lady melania trump gave the keynote speech today at 2017 international women of courage awards and said in her speech this. we must continue to work towards gender empowerment and respect for people for people from all back grounds and ethnicities remembering always we are all ultimately members of one race, the human race. do you think she can be an
toward gender empowerment and respect for people from all back grounds and ethnicities. remeerin always that we are all ultimately members of one race, the human race. first lady melania trump making a rare public appearance at the state department. participating in the international women of courage awards. sightings of the first lady have been difficult to come by lately. she is still living in new york at trump tower with her son baron and they re set to move to the white house in june. paul schwartzman is a writer at the washington post. he wrote about searching for reclusive and elusive first lady. paul joins us now. thank you for being with us. i think everybody writes, who is she? you write that she s a rohrshach