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(Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Please have a seat. Well, this says something,... |
| 00:06:43 |
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Well, thank you, Mr. President, and thank you for doing this. I think it's very important, and... |
| 00:08:10 |
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Well, John, I mean, this -- this is going to be one of our highest priorities. By the way, I've... |
| 00:09:24 |
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Mr. President, I think that the Social Security discussion was a very, very productive section.... |
| 00:09:42 |
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Lindsey Graham too. (Cross talk.) I don't know about Lindsey Thomas (sp), but I know Lindsey... |
| 00:09:47 |
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Lindsey Graham. (Cross talk, laughter.) South Carolina. It's not Louisiana, all right? I got it.... |
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So -- thank you. |
| 00:10:34 |
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But -- (off mike) -- |
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Please. |
| 00:10:34 |
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I think your comment that follow-through is going to be essential. |
| 00:10:41 |
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(Great ?). |
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If we've come together and had a good discussion -- (off mike) -- a lot of bright people who... |
| 00:10:57 |
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Good. Speaking of bright people with large constituencies, Bill Novelli -- where's Bill?... |
| 00:11:27 |
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The whole entitlement thing is as you've characterized it. We have a real sustainability... |
| 00:12:22 |
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Well, I appreciate that. This -- this is the only area where we had done a little pre-judging... |
| 00:14:21 |
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Well, first of all, thank you for doing this. I thought it was a terrific start in the White House.... |
| 00:15:53 |
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All right. Thank you. John? |
| 00:15:56 |
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I got a bum leg, Mr. President. Sorry -- excuse me, sir. And thank you (for holding ?)... |
| 00:17:21 |
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Okay. Thank you, John. Since I see her sitting right next to you, Susan, you were in the procurement. |
| 00:17:28 |
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Yes. |
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Therefore do you have any thoughts on -- |
| 00:17:31 |
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Yes. If you look across the federal government, there are problems in IT contracts no... |
| 00:18:24 |
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Charlie, you're right here in front. Ken talked about revenue. You were participating in the... |
| 00:18:32 |
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First, let me thank you for bringing us together. (Off mike) -- making certain that recognized... |
| 00:19:49 |
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This is just a quick thought on taxes, Charlie. My instinct is, is that you're absolutely right... |
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No question about it. |
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And that that's an area where there should be the potential for some bipartisan agreement, you... |
| 00:21:03 |
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Well, if you're looking for a fight, and a partisan fight, any loophole you close is a tax increase.... |
| 00:21:20 |
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Well, you were here in '86. It's been done before. We might be able to get it done this time. |
| 00:21:24 |
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Well, under your leadership, I'm looking forward to it. |
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Eric, you got some thoughts? |
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Mr. President, I, too, want to thank you very much for having us. It's -- it is a great opportunity,... |
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Good. |
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Thank you. |
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Thanks. Max? You were in the health care panel, but obviously you've got jurisdiction... |
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I know how the Finance Committee works, so -- (laughter) -- well, Mr. President, first, all... |
| 00:23:29 |
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Thank you, Max. Jim, you got any thoughts on this? |
| 00:23:34 |
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Well, I just wanted to thank you very much, Mr. President, for doing this. I was thinking,... |
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Mike, were you in -- were you in the health care? |
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Yes. |
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That would be -- (inaudible) -- answer, share some thoughts. |
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Thank you, Mr. President. And I, too, appreciate the effort to bring these people together.... |
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Socialized medicine? (Laughter, applause.) |
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They're -- |
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That one of them? |
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They're words from both sides of the aisle. (Laughter.) (Off mike) -- not get into the debate... |
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Right. Good. |
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So I appreciate you putting that -- (off mike). |
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Who did we -- did we have some representatives from the chamber of business participating? |
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Mr. President, I'm John Castellani. (Inaudible) -- we saw each other the other day. |
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Right. Yeah. |
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I was in the health-care discussion, and the one thing that we all agreed on was that it is... |
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Well, business leadership, I think, is going to be critical. Andy Stern is sitting right next... |
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Yeah. I mean, I just want to say that I am sitting next to John because he and I and... |
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Nice scarf, by the way. |
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Thanks. (Laughter.) |
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David Walker? Where -- where -- where is -- where is David at? |
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Mr. President, it's an honor to be here. Thank you for your leadership. You touched in... |
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Right. |
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As the former comptroller general of the United States, I can tell you we're $11 trillion in... |
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Okay. Well, I appreciate that. And -- and again, when we distribute the notes coming out of... |
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Mr. President, kind of a surprise from the procurement group that was together. We had almost... |
| 00:30:04 |
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Which I think would be terrific. I mean, that's the kind of stuff that's not sexy, but it ends... |
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Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. I just want to bring up that in the health care,... |
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That's important. Yes, go ahead. |
| 00:31:02 |
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Mr. President, thank you for having us here at the White House. I'm going to take a little bit... |
| 00:32:07 |
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Well, with regard to that, I think you're making an important point. And you know, my response,... |
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We'd love you to interject yourself. (Laughter.) |
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But -- but I do want to make this point, and I think it's important. On the one hand, the majority... |
| 00:34:02 |
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Thank you, Mr. President. Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research. I just... |
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Tom. |
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To echo what some others have said, thanks very, very much for bringing us together. A... |
| 00:35:24 |
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Well, I will certainly do that, Tom, because I'm just a glutton for punishment. And -- (laughter,... |
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