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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. IT STARTED YESTERDAY. JOINING US TODAY TO GIVE US HIS PERSPECTIVE ON THAT MEETING AS GOVERNOR...
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| 00:00:23 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
IN "THE NEW YORK TIMES," TALKING ABOUT ALL THE STATES LOOKING AT THE DEBT TALKS AS THEY INFLATE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. CAN YOU GIVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE FROM...
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Shumlin, Peter - Governor
ALL THE GOVERNORS AND CERTAINLY WE COME IN VERMONT, ASSUME THEY WILL WORK THIS OUT. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS CONFIDENCE THEY WILL GET THERE. ALL I CAN TELL...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
THE STATED THE ECONOMY AND HOW IT IMPACTS INDIVIDUAL STATES. WHAT CHANGES HAVE STATES LIKE YOURS MADE IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS? GUEST:...
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| 00:01:51 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
BEEN A TOUGH TIME TO BECOME A GOVERNOR. WE HAVE MORE NEW GOVERNORS ELECTED SINCE ANY TIME SINCE 1923. I INHERITED A HUGE BUDGET DEFICIT. A BALANCED IT...
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| 00:05:16 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
GUTTER -- GOVERNOR SHUMLIN UNTIL THE END OF THE SHOW. THE NUMBERS ARE ON YOURT SCREEN, IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF VERMONT AND WANT TO SPEAK YOUR GOVERNOR...
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| 00:05:48 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
NOW POINTING A BOARD THAT WELL-DESIGNED THE FIRST SYSTEM IN THE COUNTRY. THE LEGISLATURE, WE WANTED TO GO INTO EFFECT IN 2014 WHEN THE NATIONAL BILL...
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| 00:07:41 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
FROM FAIRFAX, VA., AND VERMONT RESIDENTS, YOUR NUMBER IS -- JOHN, FROM FAIRFAX. YOU ARE WRONG WITH THE GOVERNOR. -- YOU ARE ON. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
GOOD MORNING. I SENT THE PRESIDENT TO HEALTH CARE PLAN EARLY ON WHEN HE WAS ASKING FOR THEM. BASICALLY, IT WOULD BE TO SET UP HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS...
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Echevarria, Pedro - Host
CAN RESPOND, IF YOU WISH. GUEST: AN INTERESTING
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Shumlin, Peter - Governor
PROPOSAL. YOU CAN SETUP OF THE HEALTH CARE SAVINGS THAT YOU WANT, BUT IF WE CAN -- SPENDING THE MONEY THAT WE ARE IN HEALTH CARE, WE WILL BANKRUPT AMERICA...
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| 00:10:31 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
WILL THE DETAILS FOR THE PLAN COME OUT? GUEST:
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| 00:10:36 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
THE GOALS IN WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW ARE PUTTING TOGETHER THE SMARTEST FIVE PEOPLE I CAN FIND HELP DESIGN THIS SYSTEM. WE WANT TO STEAL IDEAS FROM OTHER...
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| 00:13:18 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
THE DEMOCRATIC LINE. GO AHEAD. CALLER: THIS FELLOW
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CALLER, -
SEEMS LIKE A VERY REASONABLE AND SENSIBLE POLITICIAN. NOTHING GOOD IS FOR YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, THOUGH. WHY IS IT THAT THE...
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| 00:14:05 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
HAVE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ACTUALLY BALANCED BUDGET. LOOK AT THE SURPLUS PRESIDENT CLINTON CREATED. BOTH TIMES WE HAVE...
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| 00:15:47 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
RUTLEDGE, VT., ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE. CALLER:
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CALLER, -
HELLO. I WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM THAT YOU'RE PROPOSING FOR THE STATE. THERE'S LOTS OF TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH IT WILL COST,...
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| 00:16:28 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
I AM NOT PAYING A HEALTH-CARE TAX, I DID NOT KNOW HOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE ECONOMICS OF THIS. I HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS, 18-20 EMPLOYEES. AND THIS IS...
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| 00:18:55 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
TALK ABOUT THE HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM IN VERMONT, ASK THIS QUESTION. ARE YOU ASK A QUESTION THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE PROBLEMS HAVE IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM?...
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CALLER, -
YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. TWICE NOW, THE GOVERNOR HAS SAID THAT WE NEED TO GET RID OF THE FEE-FOR-SERVICE SYSTEM, BUT OUR DOCTORS NOT SUPPOSED TO WALK...
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| 00:20:38 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
SAY LOWER SALARIES. I SAY WE ARE NOT PAYING ENOUGH. WE ARE WASTING OUR MONEY ON AN INSURANCE COMPANY PROFITS, AN EXTRAORDINARILY INEFFICIENT DUPLICATIVE...
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| 00:21:34 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
VT., DEMOCRATIC LINE. YOUR NEXT WITH GOV. SHUMLIN. CALLER: THANK YOU FOR TAKING
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CALLER, -
MY CALL. I AM A STATE EMPLOYEE. HOST: GO AHEAD, CALLER.
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CALLER, -
CALLER: I AM A STATE EMPLOYEE AND A UNION MEMBER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPECT FOR STATE EMPLOYEES AND UNION MEMBERS. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THAT YOUR AT...
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| 00:22:38 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
YOUR CALL AND THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. I THINK VERMONT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW YOU BALANCE BUDGETS AND WORK TOGETHER WITH YOUR...
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| 00:24:30 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
TWITTER -- HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT LAST PART? GUEST: PRESIDENT
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Shumlin, Peter - Governor
OBAMA DID AN EXTRAORDINARY JOB TO GET THE HEALTH CARE BILL THAT HE GOT. IT WILL MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR THE UNINSURED AMERICANS AND IT WILL MAKE A...
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| 00:26:06 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
THE QUESTION OFF OF EMAIL. HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING WITH PEOPLE AT THE WHITE HOUSE ABOUT THIS? GUEST:
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| 00:26:17 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
ABSOLUTELY. WE ARE WORKING WITH SECRETARY SIBELIUS. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, WE KEEP THEM ABREAST OF WHAT WE ARE UP TO. WE NEED THEIR HELP. WE'D BE ABLE...
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| 00:28:08 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
GUEST: THEY CONTRIBUTE A LITTLE MORE, FRANKLY, NOW, THAN THEY DID BEFORE. WE JUST CAME OUT WITH A PACKAGE WITH OUR TEACHERS THAT IS SITTING AS $25 MILLION...
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CALLER, -
TARGET. I GREW UP IN GERMANY SO I KNOW WHAT PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE IS ALL ABOUT. MY FATHER HAD PRIVATE INSURANCE. WHEN HE HAD HEALTH ISSUES HE WAS...
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| 00:31:31 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
APPRECIATE THE CALL. I AM A VERMONT BOY. I DID NOT KNOW IF YOU CAN GET ME DOWN TO THAT MESS IN WASHINGTON. I WILL TRY TO STAY FOCUSED AND GETTING IT...
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CALLER, -
FRESH AIR TO LISTEN TO YOU. ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS WE HAVE IS THAT THE MEDIA DOES NOT COME ACROSS. AFTER ALL, THEY REPRESENT CORPORATIONS. I WISH YOU...
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| 00:32:51 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
ASK YOU ABOUT YOUR EFFORTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY AND WONDERED MINISTRATION PLANS TO DO ABOUT IT? -- AND WHAT YOUR ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO DO? GUEST: THIS...
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| 00:33:03 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
A HUGE ARE VIRGINITY WE ARE NOT SPENDING ENOUGH MONEY ON. LISTEN. WE CAN TALK ALL WE WANT ABOUT THE DEBT CEILING, AND WE SHOULD, BUT WE ARE MISSING THE...
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| 00:36:28 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
FLA., SO YOU CAN GO STRAIGHT AHEAD WITH YOUR QUESTION OR COMMENT? CALLER: THANK
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CALLER, -
YOU, GOVERNOR. I WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT ON A FEW THINGS. YOU TALK ABOUT BUSH OF BEING THE PROBLEM. THAT IS A TALKING POINT THAT IS GETTING VERY, VERY OLD....
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| 00:37:23 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
E-MAIL. HOW MANY WINDMILLS WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE VERMONT LANDSCAPE TO POWER IN THE CITY OF STOWE? GUEST: WE WILL
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| 00:37:35 |
Shumlin, Peter - Governor
BE POWERING MANY OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND WE ARE DOING A TURBINE PROJECT RIGHT NOW THAT WILL POWER THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOMES. ALL I CAN TELL YOU...
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| 00:39:40 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
SHUMLIN OF VERMONT JOINING US FROM SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, FROM THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION MEETING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. GUEST: THANK YOU...
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| 00:39:54 |
Echevarria, Pedro - Host
ABOUT POLITICS WITH THE EDITOR IN CHIEF OF THINKPROGRESS.ORG AND THE VICE-PRESIDENT FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW ACTIVISTS FEEL TOWARD...
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