mitch daniels was elected as the 49th governor in 2004.comes from a highly successful career in business and government, holding numerous top management positions. on his first day in office, he created the office of management of the budget, to look for a efficiencies across state budgets. he led the state to its first balanced budget in eight years in 2005 without a tax freez -- without a tax increase. . . health conference website. if you do have a question for the governor, please identify yourself and we'll repeat so it carries on the webcast. for those watching on the webcast that would like to suggest a question through twitter, you may submit your questions electronically. we are fully into the 21st century here. i know, it is a heck of a deal isn't it? help me in welcoming the governor. [cheers and applause] as long as it takes you to tell us everything we need to know. >> it's my first visit to our visitor center. hmm. i'm going to restrain myself for once. the only problem was that they're highly efficient security system out th

and in the odd way but it mitch daniels seems to be fiing that space and if there ever be aomen or acounter presidency, it ses to me we're headed there in 2012 and that should help que a few g.o.p. candidates. with them so extremist an melodramatic and the end of the worlasreenwood, ron paul was a shocking quiet guand the ds to if you ha filled a guy who knows how to talk the talk to emerge that of what you would think in the e of obamaould not be astark as ronny or timawlenty but maybe that is what people are hungerg for. >> also miomn is simultaneously the august front runner for the republican nomination but i feel there is way he could possibly win spi regulaclinton hahis problem. and i guess john thu is meioned but he isoomed rehab this before she navigated mosterfect but then screwed it up. abov40% is not bad for havingaid the cel's in. mae it will survive this ar. >> hisife would kill . i am from the washington tin examiner and. >> my question is for se extent the anti-government been thefear limited cover mint kumya has proven to define eric cantor and characteristics. one wa

burgess: madam speaker, just within the past hour governor mitch daniels came and addressed the congressional health care caucus. he gave us some particular insights as to what's been happening in his state of indiana in regards to health care costs, but in particular he expressed how distressed he was over the health care bill that this congress passed in march. they described it as a lost opportunity of historic proportions and perpetuates and extends the problems of the existing system. the plan is add men straightively complex and states in fact have no way 20 comply. the cost of states, the significant financial burden proposed to the states, are truly going to be obstacles. it's odd. every time consumer directed health care posts a win we find a way not to recognize the success that governor daniels has. he described as heading at warp speed down a dead end road with a debt burden that threatens the vitality of our republic. there is a better way. the simple truth is that something magic happens when people spend their own money. governor daniels employing a system of consumer directed