You can see the schedule for this term plus a list of all current justices and search all their appearances on cspan. With video on demand, you can watch all the oral arguments weve aired at cspan. Org supreme court. Health and Human Services secretary nominee alex azor testified yesterday at his confirmation hearing about Prescription Drug prices, medicaid and medicare and experience at eli lilly. Tommy thompson and mike leavitt, former Health Secretaries under george w. Bush introduced him to the Senate Finance committee. [inaudible conversations] i think we better get it going. This meeting will come to order. Welcome everybody to this mornings hearing. Today the committeeg. Will consider and examine the nomination of alex azor to save as serve as the secretary of health, one of the most important jobs anywhere in the world. Like to welcome him to the finance committee this morning. Thank you for being here and for your willingness to serve in this important capacity. He certainly h
Are you serious. But if you were to ask if you can list your thoughts on the way here. It comes out really easily. Youre actually seen a saying a lot about you. That is what comes out the margins. Tonight it will air on cspan at 8 00 p. M. Eastern time. This week on q a the former secretary of defense robert gates he discusses the book the passion for leadership on change and reform for 50 years of public service. Robert gates in the house on Foreign Relations recently have a column that the next president of the United States was on the top for leadership. What would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership. I think surrounding himself or her self with really strong capable independent minded people empowering them and delegating authority to them and holding them accountable if they are successful reward them in whatever way they can and if they fail fire them i think that too much of what we always think about just the president and the reality is the be
Surrounding himself herself with really strong capable, independentminded people, empowering them, delegating authority and holding them accountable. Successful, reward them in whatever way they can, and if they fail, fire them. Muchnk that this, this too of thinking about the president , and the reality is, the best president s, the greatest president s have been willing to recognize the smartest person in the room, and to surround themselves with people that are smarter than themselves. Washington and jefferson and hamilton and so on and lincoln and both roosevelts, truman, eisenhower and reagan were willing to bring strong people into their cabinets, listen to them, integrate their views with their own. They did not mind if that person disagreed with them, and expected candid is vice from them advice from them. That is important. Brian lamb it is really your life on this string and it starts in wichita, kansas in 1943. I want you to tell us at what point you started thinking about l
Sec. Gates i think surrounding himself herself with really strong capable, independentminded people, empowering them, delegating authority and holding them accountable. If they are successful, reward them in whatever way they can, and if they fail, fire them. I think that this, this too much of thinking about the president , and the reality is, the best president s, the greatest president s have been willing to recognize they were not the smartest person in the room and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. Washington and jefferson and hamilton and so on and lincoln and both roosevelts, truman, eisenhower and reagan were all willing to bring strong people into their cabinets, listen to them, integrate their views with their own. They did not mind if that person disagreed with them, and expected candid advice from them. I think that is a really Important Message for a president. Brian i want you to look up at this screen and it is really your life
Accountable. If they are successful, reward them in whatever way they can, and if they fail, fire them. I think that this, this too much of thinking about the president , and the reality is, the best president s, the greatest president s have been willing to recognize they were not the smartest person in the room and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. Washington and jefferson and hamilton and so on and lincoln and both roosevelts, truman, eisenhower and reagan were all willing to bring strong people into their cabinets, listen to them, integrate their views with their own. They did not mind if that person disagreed with them, and expected candid advice from them. Is a really to Important Message for a president. Brian lamb i want you to look screen and it is really your life. In wichita, kansas in 1943. You were born in wichita kansas, got your ba degree at william and mary college, masters degree indiana university. Then georgetown. You were