this organization and len nichols created a space for bipartisan and most importantly cross ideologicalerful to see it happen, ultimately resulted in some legislation that by 2008 had ten co-sponsors from each party. and piece of legislation that in some ways went further than the affordable care act but in other ways not. one thing we have done is try to look at the kind of situations where government can get things done, even in the situation where people have deep disagreements about values n doing that i still look at that -- the work new america did eight and ten years ago as a fascinating example. it reaffirmed for me a very basic truth, when people share a commitment to getting something done, when they agree the status quo isn't good enough, and willing to talk to each other, even if they're -- even if there are deep differences on what to do and how to do it but if people are willing to talk to each other, anything is possible. people can find solutions, even without giving up their core beliefs. and i think secretary burwell will tell us, we're on the verge of an era where we