we have governor gary herbert how to speak today from the state of utah. utah pioneered its own health exchange. even before the affordable care act was passed or was being drafted. they have continued on without with some success. there is been a back and forth to between utah and the department of health and human services and the obama administration as to what does or does not comply with the dictates of the affordable care act. the only state in a quandary as having something on the ground. surely the governor will talk about the utah exchange and places in the larger context of what should represent innovative and effective state led health policy reform. he will also talk about utah's approach to medicaid reform. and the overall youth leadership -- the overall. overall last month in obama administration decided if you cannot change the product, you can change the name. they decided in mid january it will no longer be called help exchanges but health marketplaces. the official explanation for this was it was because the word exchange cannot be transl

today's presentation brought to you by the letter h, governor gary herbert. [applause] >> thank you tom. i appreciate that warm introduction in introductory spanish which i thought was good for us all. i am honored to be here with american enterprise institute and for me it's like coming to the mac and the promised land and certainly we recognize the great contributions that the american enterprise is given over many years in helping us with the development of policy and understanding of what's taking place particularly here in washington d. c., so thanks for the invitation to come here and speak. we are going to talk about health care today and from a utah perspective, my view of the world when it comes to health care. it's a complicated topic and it's certainly an important topic and i know health care has been on the lips of many, the watercooler topic that it may be. i have heard the story of the four country surgeons in utah talking about health care issue and they got into the conversation of who is the easiest person to operate on? and the one doctor s

meanwhile, our nation's governors, including republicans bobby jindal of louisiana and utah's gary herbertpleased there hasn't been any progress in averting sequester. >> the reality is this has going from crisis to crisis. >> if i don't get as a results in my state i'm criticized. we're not getting results in washington, d.c. because of lack of leadership and there is blame to go around for everybody. >> john: yeah but there is one group who seems to be happy with washington's gridlock, tea party republican tim huelskamp of kansas who told "washington post," i quote this will be the first significant tea party victory in that we got what we set out to do in cranking washington. no, this is the third tea party victory. for more on the stalemate on capitol hill, i'm thrilled to be joined by congressman peter welch, democrat of vermont thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> john: i can only imagine what the mod is in washington, d.c. is there any hints that a deal could be done to postpone them until a deal could be made? >> there really aren't. we were gone last week when we should have

we have governor gary herbert to speak today on the experience of the state of utah. as some of you know, utah actually pioneered its own, whether you want to call it a health exchange or something else, we're doing different names for these things these days, even before the affordable care act was passed or being drafted in a pilot version. they've continued on with that, with some success, but there's been a bit of a back and forth between the state of utah and the department of health and human services and the obama administration as to what does or does not comply with the dictates of the affordable care act. that's not the only state in that quandary but utah a little far advanced having something actually on the ground and in the field. shortly governor herbert will be talking not only about the utah exchange but also places in the larger condition context of what should represent innovative and effective state-led health policy reform and he'll talk about utah's approach to medicaid reform and that difficult process of trying to get the federal government to

joining me now is one of the leaders here, utah republican governor gary herbert. governor, welcome to you. i just -- >> thank you, brooke. >> want to run through a couple of items that the white house pointed out as they released how this would affect all 50 states. this is what they're saying your state would be affected. for example, $6.2 million would be cut from elementary and high school education funding. 400 children eliminated from head start programs. and this seems to be, to me at least, reading through the biggest hit, 15,000 civilian workers at the department of defense would be furloughed. so, you know, you read all of this, from the white house perspective, and it almost seems like the sky is falling. my question to you is, is the situation as dire as the administration is making it out to be? >> well, from what you've just told me, the sky is falling mentality permeates i think some of the efforts here in washington, d.c. i think that is hyperbole. i think it is exaggeration. and downright on the offensive side of the line. we're not going to have t

we are coming up this afternoon with remarks from utah's governor gary herbert.e will also discuss the 20 tenet healthcare lot in his recent request to allow his state to allow the exchange of insurance for small businesses. he will speak at the american enterprise institute. we will have live coverage at 1230 p.m. eastern time. the u.s. senate is not in session today. democrats and republicans are continuing their policy retreats. lawmakers will be back at 9:30 a.m. eastern. we will have live coverage on c-span2. to hell and 10 houses in session today as members work on a bill requiring president obama to submit a balanced budget to congress. both on amendments and final passage. it is expected at 11:00 o'clock eastern. you can see it live on our companion network, c-span. also tomorrow, the senate intelligence committee will hold a confirmation hearing for ci -- cia director john brennan. he was an advisor as a cia analyst. you can see that at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. life live pictures coming through. how speaker john boehner. he will get the briefing unde

we have governor gary herbert to speak to the state of utah. smf you now come the utah pioneered its own health exchange for doing different names for these things these days. even before the act was being drafted had a pilot version. they continued on with some success, but there's been a bit of a back-and-forth between the state of utah and the department of health and human services in the obama administration has stood desert is not comply with the dictates of the affordable care act. the listed in that quandary is something on the ground in short that governor herbert will be talking about the utah exchange, but also in the larger context of what should represent innovative and affect his policy reform and also about utah's approach to medicaid reform and the difficult process to get the federal government to provide flexibility to the states and city of utah's role in promoting market-based health care. something were caught last month in a not widely reported story, the obama administration decide if you can't the product, change the nam

governor gary herbert. [applause] >> well, thank you, tom. for that warm introduction.inaudible] >> i am honored to be here at the american enterprise institute. [inaudible] certainly we recognize the great economy -- in helping us with development of policy and understanding of what's taking place, particularly here in washington, d.c. so thanks to you and thanks witr the invitation to come here and speak. we're going to talk a little bit about health care today, and maybe from a utah perspective, in my view of the world when it comes to health care. it's a complicated topic. it's certainly an important topic, and i know health care has been on the lips of many, watercooler topics it may be. i know i've heard the story of the poor country surgeons in utah talking about health care in the got into the conversation of who is the easiest person to operate on? and the one doctor says i can tell you a decent people operate on are really mathematicians. when asked why mathematicians, when you open them up and take them apart, all their parts are numbered. so very easy to rea

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later in the day, republican governor gary herbert will talk about his efforts to reform health care in his date and discuss utah's use of health insurance exchanges. he recently met with health secretary sibelius. live coverage at 12:30 p.m. eastern. >> according to pakistan's ambassador, drone strikes in pakistan are illegal and counterproductive. sherry rahman spoke to the christian science monitor on tuesday. here are part of her remarks. you can see the entire event on c-span.org. >> ambassador, i want to ask about drones. position is that they are a violation of your sovereignty and international law. under both of those categories, you have a right -- why don't you shoot down the drones? further, has pakistan threatens to shoot down drones. if not, why not? i ask this because there is an understanding that well pakistan publicly opposes strikes -- why don't you shoot down the drones? >> let me address this as most spokespeople to -- they speak to what they can. it is an important question. you asked a question which many ask. is there quiet complicity in this? that me assure y

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