You Need To Learn About This...If You Don't There's Gonna Be One of These. With Guest Mike Leavitt

The Michael Steele Podcast

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Politics, News, History, Government

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🗓️ 9 April 2020

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Mike Leavitt served in the Cabinet of President George W. Bush, first as the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and then as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Before this, he served as a three-time elected governor of Utah. He is also the founder of Leavitt Partners, a health care intelligence business.

When Governor Mike Leavitt was HHS Secretary a colleague tossed a book on his desk: a History of the 1918 pandemic, saying to study it. He then threw another book on the desk, saying "or there will be one of these", which was a congressional inquiry. Leavitt read the books. Trump hasn't. Michael and governor Leavitt discuss.

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0:00.0	I am so over this situation, Peter. I'm unbumble to find something real. You know, like someone
0:07.5	you can count on, someone who actually cares about what you think. I just want someone
0:12.5	who's ready for that long-term kind of love. Whether you're looking for your next boyfriend,
0:18.9	girlfriend, casual date or just someone who truly getscha, it's waiting for you unbumble.
0:25.6	Hey, hey, everybody. Welcome to the Michael Steel podcast. Yes, I'm Michael Steel and we are in the
0:48.1	time of our lives. How much time have you spent with a family member, right? I know everybody's
0:54.2	having a lot of fun while they're trying to cope in this new environment and get business going
1:01.6	and keep the family together. There's a lot. But as we are in this Easter season and this
1:08.6	Passover season, first off, and most importantly, hope everyone is doing well and hope you and your
1:14.5	families are having a wonderful holiday. I'm very happy and very pleased to have our guest with
1:23.0	us today on the podcast. I have known him and his work for a long time going back to his days in the
1:30.4	Bush administration. And he is one of those public servants that not only has served the nation but
1:38.3	more specifically served his state of Utah. He is none other than former governor Mike Levitt,
1:45.2	who was three time governor of Utah and also served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush
1:53.0	first as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. And then a secretary of health
1:58.5	and human services. And his expertise is going to be very important to hear about today. He's also
2:07.9	the founder and owner of a great little firm called Levitt Partners, which is a health care
2:13.9	intelligence business. And I'd be curious to know exactly what that does. So welcome,
2:18.7	governor. Good to have you on the podcast, man. Michael, it's good to see you again and to have
2:25.8	a chance to talk about important stuff. You mentioned about how we are all in our own little
2:32.7	isolated world. It's amazing how busy I feel for a guy who's supposedly isolated.
2:39.4	I was televised assistant who God bless case. He's a wonderful lady and she's been trying to
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