The format is to encourage a dialogue between the candidates. We will talk about the governoring style of the candidates, element and second educati education, the budget and taxes, Workforce Development, health care, infrastructure, and issues related to each candidates campaign. Our panelist provide background on a topic and pose a question to start the conversation. Then candidates will have a turn to ask each other questions. The panelist ask followup questions to insure clarity and responsiveness in the answers. We will begin with exploring the governoring styles of the candidat candidates. Kelly starts it off. One of the two of you will be the next ceo of the state. What experience have you had in executive management . Mr. Vitter . I managed my Senate Office for several years and if you talk to folks who interact on a number of issues, particularly Louisiana Residents, they will say it is a responsive center office. I am handson. That is my style and different than jindel who ha
Last week she told me, i got insurance because of the Affordable Care act because we dont allow under federal law now that that be done. Let me share for a a moment, if i could, a handful of letters that ive gotten from people who have written me because of the Affordable Care act. And ill just share these letters. Rachel writes from cincinnati, you since 2508, my husband and i insured ourselves through individual insurance. We had to go without insurance simply due to the incredibly high cost of insurance offered in our area. Id also been denied insurance due to a preexisting condition. All that changed since we were able to sign up via the healthcare. Gov side. Imagine my surprise when i heard that a d. C. Circuit court struck down the subsidies that people like myself receive. I receive a subsidy because Health Insurance has become so expensive that its unaffordable for some of us. I fear i will not be able to afford insurance if we lose our subsidy. Linda from Madison County just w
Me about it, i always dismissed it. But this was an opportunity through an appointment, not election. So you get appointed, then you do your job, then you can seek election. So in 1969, i ran for the City Council Post that i had by appointment. But on the brochure, i couldnt say reelect norm because i hadnt been elected in the first place, so we used the phrase retain norm on the council. How supportive was the Japanese American Community to your campaign . Very. I had great support from within the community. At that point it was probably maybe 2 of the population, 3 . Very, very small. But i had great support from the Japanese American Community. And so that was also true by 1970, i had become vice mayor, and then in 1971, for the reelection for the mayors post, the mayor decided not to seek reelection. So then that mayor and many people said, hey, youve got to run for mayor. Well, i was trying to split my duties between being on the city council and running the business, and it was r
On behalf of our member companies. Our agenda looks a little different from what you all expected. We had a little lastminute change. Jennifer cannot be with us. She is in the premises. Her luggage is not. She sends her apologies. She would have provided a stellar update on what is going on in illinois. We wish her well. With that, i am going to turn it over it to representative greg cromer who will kick us off. Thank you. It is good to be with you folks this morning. Greetings from the state of louisiana. Home of the new Orleans Saints and health cooperative. Thats a cheap plug but i had to do it. A little history. I was in the Space Business for 31 years building tanks. Then, working with the boeing corp. Big, big rocket. Ive been elected to legislature for six years. I was brought an opportunity to change career paths at age 55. We are a nonprofit Government Insurance company. The newest in the state of louisiana. Some of you may question the wisdom of that choice or decision to go
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