i am bruce smith and i would like to support this legislation. i would like to have the freedom to take my two nieces that visit from texas to a film in the castro and not come out of the theater and be exposed to naked men. i think we should have the right to introduce nudity to our children when we decide to chose, so i also think that the nudity in the castro -- i have been there for six years and helped to escalate the other problems in the area and many people that hang out i can hang out makeid, i could do anything and lead to problems in the plaza. it moves around different parts of the neighborhood and i feel strongly it should be band and it's only in the castro. many people say "why are we focused on this?" and if they were in other areas of the city but they're not. they're doing it in the castro. thank you. >> next speaker. >> i am jesan ford and i see the nudists often and rarely more than half a dozen and never visibly aroused. i am sanded that my representative, supervisor wiener, brought this legislation without open community mee

. >> bruce bartlett, yves smith, i'll see you on the cliff. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> listening to yves smith and bruce bartlett talk about the culture of washington, with insiders writing the rules to protect the privileged and the powerful, i couldn't help but think of this small item in politico last week -- "elizabeth fowler is leaving the white house for a senior-level position leading 'global health policy' at johnson and johnson's government affairs and policy group." when i read that item i had an "ah-ha moment." a flashback to three years ago and our coverage of the early stages of obama's healthcare reform. liz fowler was at the center of the action. here's an excerpt -- take a close look at that woman sitting behind montana senator max baucus. he's the democrat who's the chairman of the finance committee. liz fowler is her name. and now get this. she used to work for wellpoint, the largest health insurer in the country. she was vice president of public policy. and now she's working for the very committee with the most po

smith. we are also joined by mr. bruce greenstein. mr. gary alexander. dr. joshua sharfstein. we are also fortunate to have dr. andrew allison. gary cohen, we will begin with you. five minutes for your opening statement. >> thank you. for having me here today to speak about implementation. i have the privilege of serving as the director for insurance oversight for medicare and medicaid services. i oversee many of the provisions of the affordable care at that are working to ensure more americans have access to affordable, quality health insurance. i am confident states and the federal government will be ready in 10 months when consumers will begin to comply private health insurance through the exchange. whether a state chooses to run its own exchange, consumers and small employers in every state will be able to shop for, select, and enroll in high- quality, affordable health insurance beginning oct., 2013. many families will have health care, health insurance for the first time. many people who lost their insurance will have the inch -- assurance of knowing it will be met. stat