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Thu Jul 26, 2012, 12:12 AM Jul 2012

Question for Mitt: "how will Washington be any different?" (LOL!)

TRANSCRIPT OF BRIAN WILLIAMS’ INTERVIEW WITH GOV. MITT ROMNEY

BRIAN WILLIAMS:
And when Mitt Romney arrives in Washington, how will Washington be any different from the Washington we've seen these past few years, which any American will tell you is hopelessly broken, busted?

MITT ROMNEY:
You know, all I can say is that I got elected governor of a state that was 87% Democrat. And it was not lost on me that if I went around attacking the Democrat leadership, I was gonna get nothing done and none of my vetoes would be upheld. And I began a relationship with the speaker of the House and the Senate president that was personal. We respected each other. We often disagreed. But we found common ground from time to time.

That has to happen. There has to be a president that buries the hatchet and says, "We're gonna go to work to try and get America on track." We-- we're at a critical time in this country. If we keep going down the path we're on, we're gonna end up like Europe or worse. It's time to have leadership that will put aside Republican and par-- and-- and Democrat, and instead focus on what's necessary for the nation. I'm willing to do that. I think others in Washington have recognized the need to do that. I see hopeful signs we're gonna finally get America on track again.

http://www.nbcuniversal.presscentre.com/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=11663&NewsAreaId=2


Health care reminder (though I'm sure Mitt doesn't want one)

On April 12, 2006, Governor Mitt Romney signed the health legislation.[20] Romney vetoed eight sections of the health care legislation, including the controversial employer assessment.[21] Romney also vetoed provisions providing dental benefits to poor residents on the Medicaid program, and providing health coverage to senior and disabled legal immigrants not eligible for federal Medicaid.[22] The legislature promptly overrode six of the eight gubernatorial section vetoes, on May 4, 2006, and by mid-June 2006 had overridden the remaining two.[23]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_health_care_reform#Legislation


Obama Calls Health Care Decision ‘A Victory,’ Romney Vows Repeal
http://2012.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/06/health-care-supreme-court-obama-romney-decision-mandate.php


http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021011768

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