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John Talty, a national college football writer, promoted "The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos," a book he co-authored about NIL and the transfer portal. Talty reviewed Dabo Sweeney's refusal to adapt to the modern era. He discussed the benefits of being a college football player today. He shared his impression of the "haves" and "have nots" in college football. Talty also explained Nick Saban's decision to retire. 

Mike told Bobby a story about Randy Mueller's decision to draft Deuce McAllister with the 23rd overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft. Bobby questioned Tom Benson's football knowledge and remembered Jim Finks falling short of becoming the NFL commissioner. John Talty, a national college football writer, promoted "The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos," a book he co-authored about NIL and the transfer portal. Talty reviewed Dabo Sweeney's refusal to adapt to the modern era. He discussed the benefits of being a college football player today. He shared his impression of the "haves" and "have nots" in college football. Talty also explained Nick Saban's decision to retire. 

Bobby and Mike reviewed LSU's 27-20 loss to USC in their season-opening battle in Las Vegas. They expressed their disappointment in the Tiger rushing attack and offensive line. The guys criticized LSU head coach Brian Kelly for extending the Tigers' losing streak in openers to five straight games. Bobby and Mike spoke to WWL listeners about the Tigers' loss vs. USC. Dave Hilbert, the marketing manager of The Silver Slipper, joined Bobby and Mike. Bobby explained the Trojans' defensive adjustments to eliminate Kyren Lacy. Blake Ruffino, the founder of the Are You Serious sports network, recapped the Tigers' season-opening loss. Bobby, Mike, and Charlie played their daily "Triple Option" segment. Bobby and Mike heard post-practice audio from Saints RB Alvin Kamara about a potential contract extension. Bobby praised 49ers LT Trent Williams and expressed concern with the Saints' OL. Jim Szoke, the radio color analyst for the Carolina Panthers, previewed the Saints-Panthers week one matchup. Bobby and Mike discussed the Saints' decision to hire Randy Mueller as an advisor. John Talty, a national college football writer, promoted "The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos," a book he co-authored about NIL and the transfer portal. 

Grant Reeher talks with sports journalist Armen Keteyian about the book he co-authored called "The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos."

August 30, 2024 ~ 6 Time Best Selling Author and Network Journalist Armen Keteyian discusses his new book "The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos."

From 60 Minutes, The Athletic and HBO Sports, Armen Keteyian checked in with the boys this morning to talk college football. Armen has a new book out called "The Price: What it Takes to Win in College Football's Era of Chaos." They chatted about NIL money, the transfer portal, conference realignment and the death of the Pac-12.

Many small business owners get into their business with an idea, rather than a full plan. You want to make t-shirts or print signs. You know it's profitable and you've already got some referral business. It's not that hard to make some money and get overwhelmed with business. What IS hard is growing your business to achieve your dreams and goals. One of the first steps to understanding how to create a great marketing plan (that will lead to success) is understanding the 4 Ps of marketing. In so many words, it's understanding your businesses goals, so you can make truly educated marketing decisions. So, what are the next steps for your marketing?Should you start a TikTok?Should you do local paid advertising?Would doing google ads be a good idea?Is renting a booth at a farmers market going to be profitable?Is hiring a marketing firm/person the right move?Anyone who tells you they have the answer to these questions is wrong. None of these can be answered correctly without knowing your 4 Ps. So let's get to them!All Marketing revolves around the 4 Ps:Product:The number of products categories, product lines and variations your company sells.For example:Product Categories: Workwear, SignageProduct Lines:WorkwearMen's WorkwearWomen's WorkwearSignagePrinted Graphic DecorativeIndoor SignsProduct Variations:WorkwearWomen's Short Sleeve t-shirtWomen's Long Sleeve t-shirtWomen's PoloHats (One)SignageRoom Names / BrailleRestroomsDirectoriesMapsInstructions (wash hands)How a product is presented or packaged and servedHow will your customer place their order?ecom, call in, email, in-person.How will your customer get their product?Personal delivery, by mail, customer pick up.Do you install or instruct?Price:What is the fair market rate of each item sold?How do customers pay? Can they pay online? Deposits? Pay in full?Promotion:What channels are you currently utilizing?New business: Nothing because your business hasn't started.Existing business: Google My business? Social Media? Word of Mouth? YouTube? Paid Advertising?What channels are you capable of utilizing?Can build a website? Can you hire someone to build one?Can you afford a paid advertising budget?Are there live events you can attend?Do you have a personality for social media/YouTube?Place:Are your products sold online? In store? 3rd party?Do customers need to be local?Are your products only sold with your physical presence? (e.g., signs)Is there anywhere you won't / can't sell?BONUSOnce you have 4Ps then you need to look at your demographicsWhat is the face of your customer or their profile / avatar?e.g., local small business owners - Dentists, Drs, Pharmacy, Interior Designers, Real Estate, Golf CourseNow that you have the 4Ps and your Demographics. You can start answering questions: Should you start a TikTok?Should you do local paid advertising?Would doing google ads be a good idea?Is renting a booth at a farmers market going to be profitable?

As a business owner, you know that marketing is one of the most important parts of your business. But how do you get started? What's the first thing you should do? How do you make sure your marketing efforts are effective? The 7 Ps of Digital Marketing is a framework that can help you build a strategy for marketing your business online. It's an essential part of your business plan, and it should be taken into consideration before you do anything else. In this episode, we'll walk through each of these 7 Ps so you can start building your own digital marketing strategy for your business! Key Takeaways: Product - What products or services are you offering? Price - What is the best price to offer your customers? Place - Where are you selling your product/service? Promotion – How do you promote your product/service? People - Who are your customers and how can you give them a great experience? Process - What process can you offer your potential customers that is different from your competitors? Physical Evidence - What can you show potential customers to make them feel confident that they will be happy with their purchase. Info and Links New Way Growth – Your Success Is Our Business

In this first episode of our much-awaited 3 part collaboration with Mr Lithium, Joe Lowry,  Global Lithium and Lithium Ion Rocks come together to discuss supply, demand and price for spodumene, carbonate and hydroxide.  Keep an eye out for part 2, which covers geopolitics, industrial policy and supply security, as well as part 3, where we take a close look at corporate activity: M&A's, offtakes, incumbents and developers.  Index 00:00- 03:15 Introducing the Global Lithium Ion Rocks Partnership 03:15 - 07:56 Friendly banter 07:56 - 08:19 Overview of conversation topics 08:19 - 18:10 Supply, Demand and Price: What's the difference between your forecasting? 18:10 - 22:04 Chris Ellision, Spodumene supply and the performance of Mt. Marion 22:04 - 25:39 What does Joe think the average spoudemene prices will be in 2024? SQM vs Albemarle.  25:39 - 30:05 Is the market pricing in long-term forecasts? Sigma, Core, NAL, uncontracted tons and demand.  30:05 -  35:29 Financing in the Lithium space, pricing spodumene, hydroxide:  How much spodumene is currently converted, and how will this % shift? 35:30 - end In future, could spodumene price decouple from hydroxide? Please consider joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/rockstockchannel Please subscribe here on YouTube to Rock Stock Channel to ensure full access to all our free content. And click the 'like' button and comment so we can improve our content going forward. Please register your email at www.rkequity.com  Follow Rodney and Howard on Twitter (@lithiumionbull @lithiumionrocks @RodneyHooper13) and on LinkedIn.  ----- DISCLAIMER NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE. DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH Welcome to Rock Stock Channel. Today we start a new series of individual short videos on raw materials companies that we think should benefit from the rising demand from electric vehicles, energy storage and other clean energy technologies. No payment has been paid in connection with the preparation of  this video and all Rodney's comments and research are his own independent opinions. Rodney and Howard are not financial advisors nor broker dealers, this video is for information purposes only and should not be considered investment or financial advice. Please do your own independent research and read the disclaimer at the end of the video or on RK Equity's website www.rkequity.com Intro and outro audio credit: Jamie Klein

In this Part 4 of a series, I'll let you in on these secrets: - Don't buy for Price - What's income growth potential - Brokers are broke I've always been proud of figuring things out on my own. Then when I started flying...well the FAA won't let me just "figure it out" without an instructor. This inspired me to look for coaches at the gym and finally...investing. You see I don't have decades to figure out how to live financially independently, so I now have a coach who has both inspired and taught me what had taken others years of failures to discover. What's holding you back? Maybe you can't find one? Maybe you don't have the money? If you answered yes to any of these, I'm about to give up 100 secrets from my coach to you for free. To see more videos like this visit: layovermoney.com/videos 00:00 Intro 00:30 Secret #10 01:36 Secret #11 02:37 Secret #12

There's really no such thing as "the perfect DAW" (Digital Audio Workstation), however, there is a great DAW to suit everyone. A DAW needs to fit your needs and your workflow, and above all else, it needs to help you create your best, fastest, and easiest. For every person, those needs are different. In today's episode, I talk about this, since there is so much miss-information out there from people claiming the "perfect DAW" or "the BEST DAW" which, may be the case for them, but may not be at all for your needs. Things to consider when picking your DAW for those getting started: 1. The Features you need (Now and in the future) 2. Your Future Growth and where you want to end up 3. Compatibility - The computer or system you want to use, and other gear like Interfaces, plugins etc. 4. Collaboration - Who are you surrounded by, collaborating with, studios your working with etc. 5. The Price - What you get for what you pay, and what the cost will be (in time as well) to learn

On this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with the CEO one of the most highly regarded sales training companies in the world. Sandler Sales Training trains over 30,000 people every year in more than 30 countries with 250+ locations worldwide. They work with companies of all sizes and their clients include: Salesforce, AT&T, Oracle, Microsoft, and Bank of America. Dave Mattson is the leader of this global organization. Dave was born and raised in Connecticut and graduated from UConn. He worked for one of Sandler's clients and love the training so much that he joined their team in 1988. Two years later he was named COO. In 2007, he was named the CEO and was responsible for growing international revenue by 145%. He is the author of multiple best-selling sales books, including: Sandler Success Principles. Scaling Sales Success, and the Sandler Rules.In our conversation, we discussed:· How to Make an Elevator Pitch…· Sales 101: Don't Negotiate on Price…· What is the Sandler Sales Submarine?· What makes Sandler Sales Training different?

Active outreach and outbound communication are crucial in generating new real estate clients. To create a pipeline of leads, you have to prospect call every day. It's your job as an agent to be proactive, reach out to people, and send more offers. Yes, it requires hard work, but once you establish a formula, you will be able to climb that success ladder in no time!    Brandon is here today to help you with that. In this short episode, he will be addressing what the major components are in prospecting a call. He's also here to guide you on how you can dissect and troubleshoot your prospecting efforts, what your goals are, and your intent to make an excellent cold call flow. ALL EARS HERE, because this is an episode that you don't want to miss out on! Key Takeaways  Understanding what a good cold call sounds like Prospecting a cold call script Stick to the introduction  Overcoming RBO's (Rebuttal Brush Off/Objection) Familiarizing the order of operation in a conversation Mirroring and Labelling: get them talking and keep them talking Asking for the Price: What the home is worth and what is the best price to consider? Always get the email The troubleshooting piece: Make sure that there are no line errors Listen to the entirety of an actual call RESOURCES Send More Offers Mastermind Private Facebook Group Mojo Dialer BatchLeads Brandon's Instagram  Send More Offers Program

We all think we know what the economy is… but do we really? What is the origin of the word economy? What does it mean? Does it pertain to you as much as it does to me? Those are interesting questions. Here are some more: What is the Cost of a credit card? What is the Price? What about the Cost and the Price for a mortgage? How does that compare to life insurance? Listen Now to find the answers! Resources: Winning Your Financial Game

We talked about the chicken or the egg in a previous podcast, but it is a question that comes up more often and more common now than ever. What is more important the service and product or the PRICE?? What do our clients really pay for and just maybe they are looking for the best value in the end. What are our client and customers really asking for from us?? In episode # 14 we dive directly into just that and how you can scale and grow your business by understanding this most important dynamic! Price has no long-term value to either side and in the end everyone loses the service professional and the consumer alike, but a product or service does have real value because of all the benefits they offer to your buyer. You will never win a price war, join us to see why!!

Former Congressman Tom Price is our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, making him the chief law enforcement officer of health care policy in the United States. In this episode, hear highlights from his Senate confirmation hearings as we search for clues as to the Republican Party plans for repealing the Affordable Care Act. We also examine the 21st Century Cures Act, which was signed into law in December. Please support Congressional Dish: Click here to contribute with PayPal or Bitcoin Click here to support Congressional Dish for each episode via Patreon Mail Contributions to: 5753 Hwy 85 North #4576 Crestview, FL 32536 Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Recommended Congressional Dish Episodes CD048: The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) CD123: Health or Profits Bill Outline H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act Bill Highlights Title I: Innovation Projects & State Response to Opioid Abuse Authorizes funding for research programs, if money is appropriated Authorizes $1 billion for grants for States to deal with the opioid abuse crisis The effects of this spending on the Pay as you Go budget will not be counted Title II: Discovery Creates privacy protections for people who participate as subjects in medical research studies Orders the Secretary of Health and Human Services to a do a review of reporting regulations for researchers in search of regulations to cut, including regulations on reporting financial conflicts of interest and research animal care. Allows contractors to collect payments on behalf of the Secretary of Health and Human Services Title III: Development Gives the Secretary of Health and Human Services additional data options for approving drug applications Expedites the review process for new "regenerative advanced therapy" drugs, which includes drugs "intended to treat, modify, reverse or cure a serious or life-threatening disease or condition" or is a therapy that involves human cells. Allows antibacterial and antifungal drugs to be approved after only being tested on a "limited population" The drugs will have have a "Limited Population" label Speeds up the FDA approval process for new medical devices that help with life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating conditions and that have no existing alternatives. Devices addressing rare diseases or conditions are allowed be approved with lower standards for effectiveness; this provision expands the definition of "rare" by doubling the number of people affected from 4,000 to 8,000. Each FDA employee involved in drug approvals will get training for how to make their reviews least burdensome. Title IV: Delivery The new Secretary of Health and Human Services will have to develop a strategy to "reduce regulatory and administrative burdens (such as doucmentation requirements) relating to the use of electronic health records" Prohibits health information technology developers from certification if their system allows information blocking. Developers, networks, or exchanges caught blocking information can be fined $1 million per violation. "Public-private partnerships" will develop the rules for exchanging health record information. Creates a job in the Medicare & Medicaid Services department for an investigator of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer complaints. Title V: Savings Reduced funding for the Prevention and Public Health Fund Sells more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Title VII: Ensuring Mental and Substance Use Disorders Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Programs Keep Pace With Technology Authorizes money to be used for mental health services and substance abuse treatment Title IX: Promoting Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Care Creates a telephone and online service to help people locate mental health services and substance abuse treatment centers. Title XIV: Mental health and safe communities Creates a pilot program to test the idea of having court cases with mentally ill defendants heard in "drug or mental health courts" Title XVII: Other Medicare Provisions Prevents the government from canceling contracts with Medicare Advantage organizations due to their failure to achieve a minimum quality rating before 2019. Additional Reading Article: Trump's HHS Nominee Got A Sweetheart Deal From A Foreign Biotech Firm by Jay Hancock and Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News, February 13, 2017. Article: Tom Price belongs to a doctors group with unorthodox views on government and health care by Amy Goldstein, The Washington Post, February 9, 2017. Article: New stock questions plague HHS nominee Tom Price as confirmation vote nears by Jayne O'Donnell, USA Today, February 8, 2017. Article: HHS Pick Price Made 'Brazen' Stock Trades While His Committee Was Under Scrutiny by Marisa Taylor and Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News, February 7, 2017. Article: Tom Price, Dr. Personal Enrichment by David Leonhardt, The New York Times, February 7, 2017. Article: Donald Trump's Cabinet Pick Invested in 6 Drug Companies Before Medicare Fight by Sam Frizell, TIME, January 17, 2017. Article: First on CNN: Trump's Cabinet pick invested in company, then introduced a bill to help it by Manu Raju, CNN, January 17, 2017. Publication: How Repealing Portions of the Affordable Care Act Would Affect Health Insurance Coverage and Premiums, Congressional Budget Office, January 17, 2017. Article: Under 21st Century Cures legislation, stem cell advocates expect regulatory shortcuts by Kelly Servick, Science, December 12, 2016. Article: Highlights of Medical Device Related Provision in the 21st Century Cures Act by Jeffrey K. Shapiro and Jennifer D. Newberger, FDA Law Blog, December 8, 2016. Article: Republicans reach deal to pass Cures Act by end of year, but Democrats pushing for changes by Sheila Kaplan, STAT, November 27, 2016. Article: Introduction to Budget "Reconciliation" by David Reich and Richard Kogan, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, November 9, 2016. Article: PhRMA companies push hard on House bill to ease testing of new drugs by Alex Lazar, OpenSecrets.org, June 16, 2015. References Financial Disclosure: Periodic Transaction Report: Thomas Price, United States House of Representatives, September 6, 2016. OpenSecrets: Senator Mitch McConnell 42 U.S. Code: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Cornell University Law School. Senate Vote: H.R. 34: 21st Century Cures Act Innate Immunotherapeutics:Top 20 Shareholders Innate Immunotherapeutics: Company Overview GovTrack: H.R. 4848 (114th): HIP Act Sound Clip Sources Hearing: Health and Human Services Secretary Confirmation, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, January 18, 2017 (Part 1) and January 24, 2017 (Part 2). Watch on CSPAN Part 1 Part 2 Timestamps & Transcripts Part 1 47:45 Senator Patty Murray: I want to review the facts. You purchased stock in Innate Immunotherapeutics, a company working to develop new drugs, on four separate occasions between January 2015 and August 2016. You made the decision to purchase that stock, not a broker. Yes or no. Tom Price: That was a decision that I made, yes. Murray: You were offered an opportunity to purchase stock at a lower price than was available to the general public. Yes or no. Price: The initial purchase in January of 2015 was at the market price. The secondary purchase in June through August, September of 2016 was at a price that was available to individuals who were participating in a private-placement offering. Murray:It was lower than was available to the general public, correct? Price: I don’t know that it was. It was the same price that everybody paid for the private-placement offering. Murray: Well, Congressman Chris Collins, who sits on President-elect Trump’s transition team, is both an investor and a board member of the company. He was reportedly overheard just last week off the House floor, bragging about how he had made people millionaires from a stock tip. Congressman Price, in our meeting, you informed me that you made these purchases based on conversations with Representative Collins. Is that correct? Price: No. What I— Murray: Well, that is what you said to me in my office. Price: What I believe I said to you was that I learned of the company from Congressman Collins. Murray: What I recall our conversation was that you had a conversation with Collins and then decided to purchase the stock. Price: No, that’s not correct. Murray: Well, that is what I remember you hearing it—say—in my office. In that conversation, did Representative Collins tell you anything that could be considered “a stock tip?” Yes or no. Price: I don’t believe so, no. Murray: Well, if you’re telling me he gave you information about a company, you were offered shares in the company at prices not available to the public, you bought those shares, is that not a stock tip? Price: Well, that’s not what happened. What happened was that he mentioned—he talked about the company and the work that they were doing in trying to solve the challenge of progressive secondary multiple sclerosis which is a very debilitating disease and one that I— Murray: I’m well aware of that, but— Price: —had the opportunity to treat patients when I was in practice. Murray: I’m aware— Price: I studied the company for a period of time and felt that it had some significant merit and promise, and purchased the initial shares on the stock exchange itself. Murray: Congressman Price, I have very limited time. Let me go on. Your purchases occurred while the 21st Century Cures Act, which had several provisions that could impact drug developers like Innate Immunotherapeutics, was being negotiated, and, again, just days before you were notified to prepare for a final vote on the bill. Congressman, do you believe it is appropriate for a senior member of Congress actively involved in policymaking in the health sector to repeatedly personally invest in a drug company that could benefit from those actions? Yes or no. Price: Well, that's not what happened. 1:06:50 Senator Bernie Sanders: The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee healthcare to all people as a right. Canada does it; every major country in Europe does it. Do you believe that healthcare is a right of all Americans, whether they’re rich or they’re poor? Should people, because they are Americans, be able to go to the doctor when they need to, be able to go into a hospital, because they are Americans? Tom Price: Yes. We’re a compassionate society— Sanders: No, we are not a compassionate society. In terms of our relationship to poor and working people, our record is worse than virtually any other country on earth; we have the highest rate of childhood poverty of any other major country on earth; and half of our senior, older workers have nothing set aside for retirement. So I don’t think, compared to other countries, we are particularly compassionate. But my question is, in Canada, in other countries, all people have the right to get healthcare, do you believe we should move in that direction? Price: If you want to talk about other countries’ healthcare systems, there are consequences to the decisions that they’ve made just as there are consequences to the decision that we’ve made. I believe, and I look forward to working with you to make certain, that every single American has access to the highest-quality care and coverage that is possible. Sanders: “Has access to” does not mean that they are guaranteed healthcare. I have access to buying a ten-million-dollar home; I don’t have the money to do that. Price: And that’s why we believe it’s appropriate to put in place a system that gives every person the financial feasibility to be able to purchase the coverage that they want for themselves and for their family, again, not what the government forces them to buy. Sanders: Yeah, but if they don’t have any—well, it’s a long dissert. Thank you very much. Price: Thank you. 1:46:34 Senator Michael Bennet: So, I ask you, sir, are you aware that behind closed doors Republican leadership wrote into this bill that any replacement to the Affordable Care Act would be exempt from Senate rules that prohibit large increases to the deficit? Tom Price: As you may know, Senator, I stepped aside as chairman of the budget committee at the beginning of this year, and so I wasn’t involved in the writing of— Bennet: You have been the budget committee chairman during the rise of the Tea Party; you are a member of the Tea Party Caucus; you have said over and over again, as other people have, that the reason you’ve come to Washington is to reduce our deficit and reduce our debt. I assume you’re very well aware of the vehicle that is being used to repeal the Affordable Care Act. This is not— Price: Yes. Bennet: —some small piece of legislation. This is the Republican budget. Price: Yes, I'm aware of the bill. Yes. Bennet: But do you support a budget that increases the debt by $10 trillion? Price: No. What I support is an opportunity to use reconciliation to address the real challenges in the Affordable Care Act and to make certain that we put in place at the same time a provision that allows us to move the healthcare system in a much better direction— Bennet: Do you support the budget that was passed by the Senate Republicans— Price: I support— Bennet:—to repeal the Affordable Care Act that adds $10 trillion of debt to the budget deficit? Price: Well, the reconciliation bill is yet to come. I support the process that allows for and provides for the fiscal year ’17 reconciliation bill to come forward. 2:38:37 Senator Chris Murphy: But do you direct your broker around ethical guidelines? Do you tell him, for instance, not to invest in companies that are directly connected to your advocacy? Because it seems like a great deal: as a broker, he can just sit back, take a look— Tom Price: She. Murphy: —at the positions that you’re taking— Price: She. She can sit back. Murphy: She can—she can sit back— Price: Yeah. Murphy: —in this case—look at the legislative positions you’re taking, and invest in companies that she thinks are going to increase in value based on your legislative activities, and you can claim separation from that because you didn’t have a conversation. Price:Well, that’s a nefarious arrangement that I’m really astounded by. The fact of the matter is that I have had no conversations with my broker about any political activity at all, other than her— Murphy: Then why wouldn’t you tell her— Price: —other than her congratulating— Murphy: Why— Price: —me on my election. Murphy: But why wouldn’t you at least tell her, “Hey, listen; stay clear of any companies that are directly affected by my legislative work”? Price: Because the agreement that we have is that she provide a diversified portfolio, which is exactly what virtually every one of you have in your investment opportunities, and make certain that in order to protect one’s assets that there’s a diversified arrangement for purchase of stocks. I knew nothing about— Murphy: But you couldn’t have— Price: —those purchases. Murphy: But you couldn’t have a diversified portfolio while staying clear of the six companies that were directly affected by your work on an issue? Price: Well, as I said, I didn’t have any knowledge of those purchases. Murphy: Okay. 2:54:20 Senator Elizabeth Warren: One of the companies—it’s the company raised by Mr. Franken, Senator Franken—and that is Zimmer Biomet. They’re one of the world’s leading manufacturers of hip and knees, and they make more money if they can charge higher prices and sell more of their products. The company knows this, and so do the stock analysts. So on March 17, 2016 you purchased stock in Zimmer Biomet. Exactly six days after you bought the stock, on March 23, 2016, you introduced a bill in the House called the Hip Act that would require HHS secretary to suspend regulations affecting the payment for hip and knee replacements. Is that correct? Tom Price: I think the BPCI program to which I think you referred I’m a strong supporter of because it keeps the decision making in the— Warren: I’m not asking you about why you support it. I’m just asking, did you buy the stock, and then did you introduce a bill that would be helpful to the companies you just bought stock in? Price: The stock was bought by a direct—by a broker who was making those decisions. I wasn’t making those decisions. Warren: Okay, so you said you weren’t making those decisions. Let me just make sure that I understand. These are your stock trades, though. They are listed under your name, right? Price: They’re made on my behalf, yes. Warren:Okay. Was the stock purchased through an index fund? Price: I don't believe so. Warren: Through a passively managed mutual fund? Price: No. It’s a broker— Warren: Through an actively managed mutual fund? Price: It’s a broker-directed account. Warren: Through a blind trust? So, let’s just be clear. This is not just a stockbroker, someone you pay to handle the paperwork. This is someone who buys stock at your direction. This is someone who buys and sells the stock you want them to buy and sell. Price: Not true. Warren: So when you found out that— Price: That’s not true, Senator. Warren: Well, because you decide not to tell them—wink, wink, nod, nod—and we’re all just supposed to believe that? Price: It’s what members of this committee, it’s the manner of which— Warren: Well, I’m not one of them. Price: —members of this committee—Well, I understand that— Warren: So, let me just keep asking about this. Price: —but it’s important to appreciate that that’s the case. Warren:Then, I want to understand. When you found out that your broker had made this trade without your knowledge, did you reprimand her? Price: What—what I did was comply— Warren: Well, you found out that she made it. Price: What I did was comply— Warren: Did you fire her? Did you sell the stock? Price: What I did was comply with the rules of the House in an ethical and legal and— Warren: I didn’t ask whether or not the rules of the House— Price: —above-board manner— Warren: —let you do this. Price: —and in a transparent way. Warren: You know, all right. So, your periodic transaction report notes that you were notified of this trade on April 4, 2016. Did you take additional actions after that date to advance[audio cuts out] the company that you now own stock in? Price: I’m offended by the insinuation, Senator. Warren: Well, let me just read what you did. You may be offended, but here’s what you did. Congressional records show that after you were personally notified of this trade, which you said you didn’t know about in advance, that you added 23 out of your bill’s 24 co-sponsors; that also after you were notified of this stock transaction, you sent a letter to CMS, calling on them to cease all current and future planned mandatory initiatives under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; and just so there was no misunderstanding about who you were trying to help, you specifically mentioned— Unknown Speaker: Your two minutes are up, Senator Warren. Thank you. Warren: —hip and knee replacement. 2:58:20 Senator Johnny Isakson: This is very important for us to all understand under the disclosure rules that we have and the way it operates, any of us could make the mistakes that are being alleged. I’m sure Senator Franken had no idea that he owned part of Philip Morris when he made the statement he made about tobacco companies, but he has a WisdomTree Equity Income Fund investment, as disclosed in his disclosure, which owns Philip Morris. So, it’s entirely possible for any of us to have somebody make an investment on our behalf and us not know where that money is invested because of the very way it works. I don’t say that to, in any way, embarrass Mr. Franken but to make a point that any one of us who have mutual funds or investment managers or people who do that, it’s entirely possible for us not to know, and to try and imply that somebody’s being obfuscating something or in otherwise denying something that’s a fact, it’s just not the fair thing to do, and I just wanted to make that point. Senator Al Franken: This is different than mutual funds. Isakson: It’s an investment in Philip Morris. Unknown Speaker: Alright. Unknown Speaker: Thank you. Warren: And my question was about what do you do after he had notice. Unknown Speaker: Senator Warren, your time has been generously… Senator Kaine. 3:21:09 Senator Tim Kaine: Do you agree with the president-elect that the replacement for the Affordable Care Act must ensure that there is insurance for everybody? Tom Price: I have stated it here and— Kaine: Right. Price: —always that it’s incredibly important that we have a system that allows for every single American to have access to the kind of coverage that they need and desire. Kaine: And he’s— 3:31:52 Senator Patty Murray: You admitted to me in our meeting that you, in your own words, talked with Congressman Collins about Innate Immuno. This inspired you to you, in your own words, study the company and then purchase its stock, and you did so without a broker. Yes or no. Tom Price: No. Murray: Without a broker. Price: I did not. Murray: You told me that you did this one on your own without the broker. Yes? Price: No, I did it through a broker. I directed the broker to purchase the stock, but I did it through a broker. Murray: You directed the broker to purchase particularly that stock. Price: That's correct. Murray: Yeah. 3:34:42 Senator Patty Murray: Will you commit to ensuring all 18 FDA-approved methods of contraception continue to be covered so that women do not have to go back to paying extra costs for birth control? Tom Price: What I will commit to and assure is that women and all Americans need to know that we believe strongly that every single American ought to have access to the kind of coverage and care that they desire and want. 3:36:38 Senator Patty Murray: The Office of Minority Health was reauthorized as part of the ACA. So will you commit to maintaining and supporting this office and its work? Tom Price: I will commit to be certain that minorities in this country are treated in a way that makes certain—makes absolutely certain—that they have access to the highest-quality care. Murray: So you will not commit to the Office of Minority Health being maintained. Price: I think it’s important that we think about the patient at the center of all this. Our commitment, my commitment, to you is to make certain that minority patients and all patients in this country have access to the highest-quality care. Murray: But in particular—so you won’t commit to the Office of Minority— Price: We—Look, there are different ways to handle things. I can’t commit to you to do something in a department that one, I’m not in—I haven’t gotten it yet— Murray: But you will be. Price: —and— Murray: You will be, and— Price: Let me put forward a possible position that I might find myself in. The individuals within the department come to me and they say, we’ve got a great idea for being able to find greater efficiencies within the department itself, and it results in merging this agency and that agency— Murray: I think—I think that— Price: —and we’ll call it something else. Murray: Yeah. I—okay. Price: And we will address the issues of minority health— Murray: I just have a minute left, and I hear your answer. Price: —in a big, big way— Murray: You’re not committed, okay. Price: —and make certain that it is responsive to patients. Part 2 14:50 Senator Ron Wyden: Congressman Price owns stock in an Australian biomedical firm called Innate Immunotherapeutics. His first stock purchase came in 2015 after consulting Representative Chris Collins, the company’s top shareholder and a member of its board. In 2016 the congressman was invited to participate in a special stock sale called a private placement. The company offered the private placement to raise funds for testing on an experimental treatment it intends to put up for FDA approval. Through this private placement, the congressman increased his stake in the company more than 500 percent. He has said he was unaware he paid a price below market value. It is hard to see how this claim passes the smell test. Company filings with the Australia’s stock exchange clearly state that this specific private placement would be made at below-market prices. The treasury department handbook on private placement states, and I will quote, they “are offered only to sophisticated investors in a nonpublic manner.” The congressman also said last week he directed the stock purchase himself, departing from what he said was typical practice. Then, there’s the matter of what was omitted from the congressman’s notarized disclosures. The congressman’s stake in Innate is more than five times larger than the figure he reported to ethic’s officials when he became a nominee. He disclosed owning less than $50,000 of Innate stock. At the time the disclosure was filed, by my calculation, his shares had a value of more than $250,000. Today his stake is valued at more than a half million dollars. Based on the math, it appears that the private placement was excluded entirely from the congressman’s financial disclosure. This company’s fortunes could be affected directly by legislation and treaties that come before the Congress. 30:49 Senator Orrin Hatch: First, is there anything that you are aware of in your background that might present a conflict of interest with the duties of the office to which you have been nominated? Tom Price: I do not. 51:36 Senator Ron Wyden: Will you commit to not implementing the order until the replacement plan is in place? Tom Price: As I mentioned, Senator, what I commit to you and what I commit to the American people is to keep patients the center of healthcare, and what that means to me is making certain that every single American has access to affordable health coverage that will provide the highest-quality healthcare that the world can provide. 1:24:34 Senator Richard Burr: Are you covered by the STOCK Act, legislation passed by Congress that requires you and every other member to publicly disclose all sales and purchases of assets within 30 days? Tom Price: Yes, sir. Burr: Now, you’ve been accused of not providing the committee of information related to your tax and financial records that were required of you. Are there any records you have been asked to provide that you have refused to provide? Price: None whatsoever. Burr: So all of your records are in. Price: Absolutely. Burr: Now, I’ve got to ask you, does it trouble you at all that as a nominee to serve in this administration that some want to hold you to a different standard than you as a member of Congress, and I might say the same standard that they currently buy and sell and trade assets on? Does it burn you that they want to hold you to a different standard now that you’re a nominee than they are as a member? Price: Well, I—we know what’s going on here. Burr: Oh, we do. Price: I mean— Burr: We do. Price: It’s—and I understand. And as my wife tells me, I volunteered for this, so… 1:26:49 Senator Richard Burr: As the nominee and hopefully—and I think you will be—the secretary of HHS, what are the main goals of an Obamacare replacement plan? Tom Price: Main goals, as I mentioned, are outlined in those principles, that is imperative that we have a system that’s accessible for every single American; that’s affordable for every single American; that is incentivizes and provides the highest-quality healthcare that the world knows; and provides choices to patients so that they’re the ones selecting who’s treating them, when, where, and the like. So it’s complicated to do, but it’s pretty simple stuff. 1:34:58 Senator Johnny Isakson: Any one of us can take a financial disclosure—and there’s something called desperate impact, where you take two facts—one over here and one over there—to make a wrong. Any one of us could do it to disrupt or misdirect people’s thoughts on somebody. It’s been happening to you a lot because people have taken things that you have disclosed and tried to extrapolate some evil that would keep you from being secretary of HHS when, in fact, it shouldn’t be true. For example, if you go to Senator Wyden’s annual report, he owns an interest in BlackRock Floating Rate Income Fund. The major holding of that fund is Valeant Pharmaceuticals. They’re the people we jumped all over for 2700 percent increases last year in pharmaceutical products. But we’re not accusing the ranking member of being for raising pharmaceutical prices, but you could take that extrapolation out of that and then indict somebody and accuse them. Is that not true? 1:51:30 Senator Michael Bennet: I wonder whether you also believe that it’s essential that there be a floor for insurance providers. You know, some of the things that the Affordable Care Act require for coverage include outpatient care; emergency services; hospitalization; maternity and newborn care; prescription drugs; rehab services; lab services; preventative care, such as birth control and mammograms; pediatric services, like vaccines; routine dental exams for children younger than 19. I’m not going to ask you to go through each one of those, but directionally, are we headed to a world where people in rural America have to settle for coverage for catastrophic care; are we headed to a place where there is regulation of insurance providers that say if you are going to be an insurance market, you need—particularly if we’re in a world where your son had crossed state lines —there has to be a floor of the services you’re willing to pay for? Tom Price: I think there has to be absolutely credible coverage, and I think that it’s important that the coverage—that individuals ought to be able to purchase this coverage that they want. 1:56:45 Senator Pat Toomey: When we talk about repeal, sometimes I hear people say, well, we’ve got to keep coverage of pre-existing conditions because, you know, we’ve got to keep that. And when I hear that, I think that we’re missing something here, and here’s what I’m getting at. There’s obviously a number of Americans who suffer from chronic, expensive healthcare needs. They’ve had these conditions sometimes all their lives, sometimes for some other period of time. And for many of them the proper care for those conditions is unaffordable. I think we agree that we want to make sure those people get the healthcare they need. Now, one way to force it is to force insurance companies to provide health-insurance coverage for someone as soon as they show up, regardless of what condition they have, which is kind of like asking the property casualty company to rebuild the house after it’s burned down. But that’s only one way to deal with this, and so am I correct: is it your view that there are other perhaps more effective ways—since, after all, Obamacare’s in a collapse—to make sure that people with these pre-existing chronic conditions get the healthcare that they need at an affordable price without necessarily having the guaranteed-issue mandate in the general population? Tom Price: I think there are other options, and I think it’s important, again, to appreciate that the position that we currently find ourselves in, with policy in this nation, is that those folks, in a very short period of time, are going to have nothing because of the collapse of the market. 2:18:05 Tom Price: Every single individual ought to be able to have access to coverage. 2:29:45 Senator Tim Scott: My last question has to do with the employer-sponsored healthcare system that we’re so accustomed to in this country, that provides about 175 million Americans with their insurance. In my home state of South Carolina, of course, we have about two and a half million people covered by their employer coverage. If confirmed as HHS secretary, how would you support American employers in their effort to provide effective family health coverage in a consistent and affordable manner? Said differently, there’s been some conversation about looking for ways to decouple having health insurance through your employer. Tom Price: I think the employer system has been absolutely a remarkable success in allowing individuals to gain coverage that they otherwise might not gain. I think that preserving the employer system is imperative. That being said, I think that there may be ways in which individual employers—I’ve heard from employers who say, if you just give me an opportunity to provide my employee the kind of resources so that he or she is able to select the coverage that they want, then that makes more sense to them. And if that works from a voluntary standpoint for employers and for employees, then it may be something to look at. Scott: That would be more like the HRA approach where— Price: Exactly. Scott: —employer funds an account, and the employee chooses the health insurance, not necessarily under the umbrella of the employer specifically. Price: Exactly. And gains the same tax benefit. 2:58:00 Tom Price: What I’m for is making certain, again, that the Medicaid population has access to the highest-quality care possible, and we’ll do everything to improve that because right now so many in the Medicaid population don’t have access to the highest-quality care. 3:20:50 Tom Price: Our goal is to make certain that seniors have access to the highest-quality healthcare possible at an affordable price. Senator Bob Menendez: Well, access without the ability to afford it, and I’ll end on this— Price: That's what I said, affordable price. 3:28:45 Senator Sherrod Brown: If you and he are working together, are you going to suggest to him that we find a way in repeal and replace to make sure there is guaranteed healthcare for our nation’s veterans? Tom Price: Well, I think it’s vital, again, as I’ve mentioned before, that every single American have access to affordable coverage that’s of high quality, and that’s our goal, and that’s our commitment. 3:30:52 [regarding a disabled child coverd by Medicaid] Tom Price: We are absolutely committed to making certain that that child and every other child and every other individual in this nation has access to the highest-quality care possible. Senator Bob Casey Jr.: Okay, so not an access—he will have the medical care that he has right now or better—if you can come up with a better level of care, that’s fine—but he will have at least the coverage of Medicaid and all that that entails that he has right now. And that’s either a yes or no; that’s not— Price: No, it’s not a yes or no because the fact of the matter is that in order for the current law to change, you all have to change it— Casey: No, but here’s— Price: —and if I’m given the privilege of leading at the Department of Health and Human Services— Casey: Here’s why it’s yes— Price: and I respond to— Casey: You should stop talking around this. You have led the fight in the House, backed up by Speaker Ryan, for years— Price: To improve Medicaid. Casey: —to block grant Medicaid, okay? Price: To improve Medicaid. Casey: To block grant Medicaid. What that means is, states will have to decide whether or not this child gets the Medicaid that he deserves. That’s what happens. So you push it back to the states and hope it works out… Cover Art Design by Only Child Imaginations

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