it was approximately a month ago that secretary kathleen sebelius said the u.s. department of health and human services announced the creation of this new federal agency, and that is the administration for community living. and in her words, she said "for too long, too many americans have faced the a possible choice between moving to an institution or living at home without the long-term services and support they need." so this new administration for community living will be to helping people with disabilities, as well as seniors, to live a productive, satisfying lives. now, as you may be aware, the aging and disability population has been recognized actually at the local and state levels for quite some time now. so the mechanisms for providing support that facility community living have been really brought together into local and state agencies such as the san francisco departments the of aging and adult services that serves those populations since the year 2000. yet, at the federal level, policy developments from a community outreach, and program implementation

but on behalf of the obama administration, on behalf of secretary kathleen sebelius, i'm here to say thank you for the work of san francisco and the local, at the state, and at the national/international level has done for more than 30 years that have saved lives, that have built commutes, that have allowed families to come together and grow. because this is not 1981. it's almost 2013. and this place is revolutionery and this 9-1/2 million will continue to make it the pinnacle of world research and prevention on hiv. so, thank you very, very much for having me here. (applause) >> i just looked over my shoulder and here is dr. george rutherford, director of the aids office when i came here many years ago. we have many generations of individuals who work and contribute to the work we all do here. next i'd like to introduce dan bernal who is the district director under house democratic leader house pelosi and is going to speak next. thank you. (applause) >> thank you. thank you, dr. bookbinder. great to see so much leadership here including the aids foundation marking its 30 years leade

hhs's work in implementing the affordable care act under the outstanding leadership of secretary sebelius. some of these numbers are so big it is hard to wrap your mind around. affordable care will increase coverage for 30 million more americans. (applause) >> just incredible. and that includes, that includes tens of thousands of americans living with hiv, tens of thousands of americans living with hiv will be able to access comprehensive health care, medications, and hiv testing. and there are so many different aspects of the affordable care that will directly benefit people living with hiv. one of them i want to point out as a reese -- recent provider myself, people with hiv cannot be prohibited. (applause) >> i work with many of you in this audience. how many conversations have we had with people saying i don't want to get tested right now. i don't have insurance, i'm afraid i'm going to lose my insurance. this is transformative. san francisco figured this out a while ago, the comprehensive health care really makes the difference not only at the individual level, but for increasing com

and sebelius quotations in the book her for a sane men that. you know, every last one who runs for student government president is going to go for congress. but you know, there is not a lack of self-confidence and a lot of young men interested in politics that there isn't young women. and you know, one of the things kassebaum talked about intent is right, so many of the women who have got into politics have gotten in because of some vague. barbara mikulski was preserving her neighborhood. i was that a program at the national archive about four or five years ago i happened to be in washington and not allude to an end, which just written a book called politics with a couple of other women politicians, both parties. they had all gotten in because of some issue. and it was a crosswalk that they needed for her kids to get to school safely. and you know, kassebaum got out on the school board. so if you can get women to get in at that level, then you can begin to develop the confidence, but it is hard i think for women to see themselves in those posit

(applause) >> you know, it's an honor to get up here and represent my boss, secretary kathleen sebelius and be like brandt colfax, another round of applause for dr. colfax, please. (applause) >> to have a reinvest and recovery act, our stimulus law with the leadership of leader pelosi, of our mayor, of our supervisors, and our community to have $9-1/2 million given to this city and to this area for this. but not just for this, but everybody's already setting this this morning, the local impact, the state impact, the national impact, and indeed the international impact. and i represent a region that is 50 million people. california, arizona, nevada, hawaii, it's a three territories and three countries in the pacific. and i could tell you that i have moved around my region. i've been working with the hiv/aids and other communities throughout our region. do you know how many people have said to me, i got my information through san francisco? (applause) >> that is something to be really proud of. you know, i'll tell you a little bit of a personal story as we -- i move on. imagine september

cong up, my take on union and what it really does john: do you remember the fuss made with kathleen sebelius machine for the boss reelectio she encouraged the audience the giants to continue obama should be president. it does day the boys cannot use their official jobs to defect the election and. the white house said it was mistaken to reimburse for travel executives. but people wanther fired. political appointees do this all the time. kathleen sebeliusis a hard core herb big government democr. of course, she supports obama. is that illegal? the "wall street journal" reports th biggest union givers is the air-trafc controllers. why? they start to give more money after obama gave him a contract with pay increases. more than other government workers. it is a coincidence i'm sure. they say they support the president because the administration and strong commitment to their safety. mitt romney must not the. bribery? it seems wrong unions paid to elect politicians who pay them back with yourmoney. why isn't that a scammed? it is legal. crazy. legal. at that union demonstration that union built th

he's asking that sebelius' office turn over the documents today or face the threat of subpoena. jon. jon: some interesting timing in all of that, isn't there, doug. >> reporter: indeed, sure is, jon. jenna: the fda facing tough new questions about the pharmacy lindh to that deadly meningitis outbreak we've been talking so much about, and appropriately so. there have been 19 deaths and about 250 cases confirmed after patients across the country received tainted steroid injections. a house of representatives panel now trying to find out exactly what the fda knew about that company before this outbreak. jonathan serrie is live from atlanta with more for us today. >> reporter: part of the dilemma is that the fda really has limited oversight over this pharmacy in question the new england compounding center, because technically it's not a drug manufacturer. compounding pharmacies, such as necc modify or mix existing drugs to meet the needs of specific patients. although state and federal investigators are looking into whether the necc went beyond just filling patient-specific prescrip

in a letter to kathleen sebeli sebelius, he says they have until 5:00 tonight.n fund from the "national review." good morning to you. i want to break this down to when, where and why. what is the issue when it comes to medicare advantage that he is referring to. >> medicare advantage is a program that is part of medicare, it's privately run medicare. the federal government pays the bills but private companies provide services traditional medicare doesn't. gym memberships, wellness programs, more access to specialists. it's so popular one out of five patients are in the program. bill: you're reporting that obamacare will shift more than $200 billion over the next ten years out of medicare advantage, and now the charge is that that should be happening right now and it's not. why not? >> well, one of the ways that obamacare pays for getting all of these people new health insurance is to put them into medicaid. and you need money for medicaid. they are taking it from medicare advantage. they don't like the privately-run programs there. but they are concealing that f

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hhs secretary kathleen sebelius most would prefer she was then the witness protection program because of obama corporation -- obamacare. ray lahood we're told the is a republican but we're still investigating. arne duncan the best icahn do he is the basketball buddy of obama they played together in chicago. department of energy steven chu will be better remembered because of the solyndra debacle in winning the nobel prize in physics. and to plot -- janet napolitano one of my favorites. to be remembered to forget who she is and what she does? it is easier we don't get into it. she is making a mess out of things. don't worry. it is just a homeland. shaun donovan that is all we have to say. department of veterans affairs shinseki and we don't know what he looks like, and i do know what he looks like actually. the best reason not to know he works that hard for our veterans think you mr. secretary. 15 secretaries president obama has met with all of them. are you ready? twice. and the last nine months. and obama is hard at work golfing and campaigning to do it again. having weekly meetings

least fifty five lobbyists or former lobbyist like us in the current administration for one kathleen sebelius said this is one of the problems i'm i will equal opportunity bashes this is one of the problems that we have you know when reagan came into office there were fewer than a thousand lobbyists here registered in the city now there's thirty thirty three thousand or something like that sure but we're looking like as if you know one more lobbyist and only one that we know well no i think it's our work in the administration not only is it that he's beginning to economic advice from a guy who was lobbying for the industry that crashed our economy absolutely i mean that it actually happened we have that argument consistently over there you think the banks are said nothing to the question i think that the policies put up before the bush administration started in one thousand nine hundred under the clinton administration led to this problem and fannie mae and the other government subsidized mortgage winters which the bush administration tried to stop and the democrats like barney frank tried to

attorney general eric holder and health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius told reportersrsday that nearly 100 people are being charged with medicare fraud. this portion of their news conference is 10 minutes. >> good afternoon. today i am joined by department of health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius, the assistant attorney general, lenny brewer, kevin perkins, hhs deputy inspector general, gary cantrell, and the deputy administrator for the centers of medicare-medicate to announce a critical step in our ongoing fight against health care fraud. over the last 24 months, medicare fraud strike force operations in seven cities had conducted one of the largest take down on record. for a series -- through a series of nationwide law enforcement action, charges have been brought against 91 defendants, including doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals for their alleged participation in fraud schemes involving $430 million in false billings. that includes $230 in whole $49 millionan and an ambulance-transportation fraud. thanks to the outstanding wo

then that night kathleen sebelius gives the counter address to the state of the union and comes out to a moment at pauley pavilion and oprah came out and michelle came out and maria shriver came out. there was this running narrative at the time. you always had these pictures -- i remember one example of this. this foreign trip we had. we had him meeting he was meeting with heads of state and kings and did this rally with 250,000 people in berlin. and you know, these pictures at home with john mccain, he was going through a grocery store. somebody was throwing something in his cart. we were in germany with this big crowd. he was going into a german restaurant quietly for launch. it -- lunch. he was, that first day on the trip sinks a three-point shot in front of the troops. john mccain motoring with george w. bush at a maine country club in a golf cart. these kinds of pictures i think started from these two people who really understood language and the narrative, you could see these happening all the time throughout the campaign. i think it really helps form, pictures, images for people

and when you look at what is happening with planned parenthood perhaps you should call secretary sebeliuss came out today and said planned parenthood is not doing mammograms. >> moderator: we have to move along to the final question to be all time to close. george, your question first. >> this race, both the guys who spent a lot of money, one of the costliest congressional races in the country. outside groups have spent more than $3 million. do you support any kind of legislation that would limit the influence of outside groups? is that necessary? west: first of all that has to be argued in front of the supreme court. the supreme court made the decision. look communism if you look at our record, our record shows an incredible amount almost than 5% from individual donors. nothing is really the averages about 98, $99. i can't help it that people are going to donate to me. if outside groups, though some people that are pledged to put about $5 million in tax against the. so be it. i know that my opponents that even created a packed specifically just support them. that was pretty me. i don't h

when you look at what has happened with planned parenthood, perhaps you should call kathleen sebelius, to whom the agency came out with saint planned parenthood is not doing mammograms. >> both of you have spent a lot of money. it is among the costliest congressional races in the country to support legislation that would limit the influence of outside groups, and is that necessary? >> that needs to be argued in front of the supreme court. the supreme court already made that decision. if you look at our record, we have an incredible amount, almost 95% from individual donors. i cannot help but that people want to donate. if outside groups, some have placed $5 million in attacks against me. so be it at my opponent's father created pack specifically. i do not have a gold tooth, as you can see, and i do not like punching women. i think that needs to be argued in front of the supreme court. >> absolutely, we need major content -- campaign finance reform. coming from the private sector, see what is happening because of money, it is absolutely " gross, and i am completely against. it starts w

i'm not an, kathleen sebelius is the counter dresser and comes out and endorses the president the nextday or a couple days later. we didn't need an election to win. we had a moment were overcame out and mrs. obama came out and maria shriver came out. so there is just this going on at the time menu which had these pictures. one more example of this come the foreign trip we had. he was meeting with heads of state, with teens, he did this rally with 215,000 people in berlin. and you know, these pictures at how much with john mccain on three bush restored. some enduring something in his car. we were in germany with this big crowd. she goes you know, his first day on that trip he sees a three-point shot in turn of the troops with george h.w. bush at a country club on a golf these kinds of pictures coming in now, i think started from these two people who really understood language in the narrative. you could see this happening on the center of the campaign and to help swarms picture for people in their mind. >> being a lover of campaign, how would you differentiate campaign trails, from doin

subsequently there was a ton of criticism at georgetown for having kathleen sebelius come speak at thecreate a clear space. >> what courageous thing has he done regarding a conservative, i'm just curious there? any conservatives on this list here? >> we've got -- yeah, we've got -- >> who, of course, upheld obamacare. so yes, go ahead, james. >> we've got gene powell on the list who's the -- was appointed by rick perry. he's a republican and very conservative, chairman of the board of trustees at the university of texas. >> right. >> so no, joe, we do have some conservatives on this list, too. >> i also see you have a rock band out of russia, very conservative rock band out of russia as well. so what is the common thread here? between these brave thinkers, people that are willing to stand up to, you know, conventional wisdom? >> yeah. they're willing to take some chances. and advance big ideas provoke things. we've got a kid on this list, who at the age of 14, he built a nuclear reactor. he's skipping college now. >> it's kind of frightening, actually. >> yeah, yeah. there's some edge

perhaps you could call secretaries sebelius. they cannot today and said planned parenthood is not doing mammograms. >> moderator: we have to move on to the final question to give you time for close to read both of you have spent every money and outside groups more than $300 million on this. do you support any kind of legislation would limit the influence of outside groups and what does that necessary? west: first of all that has to be back in the supreme court. the supreme court already made that decision. if you look at our record, our record shows an incredible amount almost 95% from individual donors and the average is not 98, $99. i can't help for people to donate to me. and the palestine groups, there are some people but have about $5 million in the tax against me. you know, so be it. i know that my opponents that even created a pact specifically just for him, and i was putting -- i don't have a gold tooth as you can see and i don't like punching one in. but i think that that needs to be going back and argued before the sup

when you look what has happened with planned parenthood, perhaps you should club secretary sebelius. the hhs cannot dance at planned parenthood is doing mammograms. >> moderator: we have to move a lot to give you all time for the close. your question first of congressman wes. >> sure, this raises the both of you guys spent a lot of money among the congressional races are to spend more than $3 million on this. do you support any kind of legislation that would limit the influence of outside groups? is that necessary? >> i think first about that has to be argued in front of the supreme court. look, if you look at our fec record commish is an incredible amount, almost 95% from individual donors and nothing is really the averages about $98, $99. i can help people donate to me. there were some people that have pledged up to $5 million in tax against me. you know, so be it. i know my opponent said he then created a pac specifically for him. i don't have equal to those you can see and i don't like punching women, but i think that needs to be going back in the florida supreme court. murphy: t

. >> sebelius suggest that it's going to be pretty hard to deal with. >> and what is and be a negotiationween the regime in the west and the level. but when you look at the revolt in the arab spring only in libya did we see violence. only a few hundred in egypt and that was before the tanks were rolled out. yemen she used violence as a tool. she knew he couldn't continue but he wanted to get those assurances that he needed. in libya when half the country was lost in a few days we see any level of violence that approximated what happened in syria that's because gadhafi was very upset and wanted to get the country back, so he -- and the rebel advised was very low compared to what we saw in syria. now that we know what happened in these areas under the role of the regime's control, the level of violence used against libya was very low with what we've seen in syria or what the people do in syria which is horrible atrocities. >> the gentleman over here. wait for the mic. >> william and that is a segue to the discussion about the political opposition. the u.s. government has been trying to talk

women that the white house project identified several years before the 2008 election, olympia snowe, sebeliusoth in there. we wanted to consider the notion, barbara lee, who was in here several years ago with the last round on madam president, six years ago with her foundation, talked about looking at women governors. we wanted to look at women governors who had been through some of barbara lee's training as the pipeline to the presidency. >> we also made the observation that when a male is elected to senatorship, immediately he's cast as a future presidential hopeful. scott brown was not sworn in yet in massachusetts, and the url, scottbrown2012.com was already purchased. so many women had been in washington for so many years as legislatures and working on important work and, yet, their names never bubbled to the top, and we were curious why not? >> how did you decide that you wanted to write this book? i mean, all three of you studied similar topics, but how did the book actually come about? >> it was your idea, ted. >> ted? >> well, i guess it was my idea. i -- i've been a political nerd s