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Return-Path: <john.podesta@gmail.com> Received: from [192.168.1.3] (pool-108-45-53-96.washdc.fios.verizon.net. [108.45.53.96]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id e3sm5323095qas.43.2014.06.04.11.36.44 for <Eryn_M_Sepp@who.eop.gov> (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Wed, 04 Jun 2014 11:36:44 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Fwd: VA References: <200f0d41176c460cb8db42139e822d14@BN1PR01MB021.prod.exchangelabs.com> From: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=Apple-Mail-17173088-4A5E-4962-8FB7-44F8D250160D X-Mailer: iPad Mail (11B554a) Message-Id: <62204770-673B-4BA0-9A64-72BE64CCC370@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 14:36:44 -0400 To: Eryn Sepp <Eryn_M_Sepp@who.eop.gov> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (1.0) --Apple-Mail-17173088-4A5E-4962-8FB7-44F8D250160D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Forward to Denis. JP --Sent from my iPad-- john.podesta@gmail.com For scheduling: eryn.sepp@gmail.com Begin forwarded message: > From: Erskine <erskine@2bowles.com> > Date: June 4, 2014 at 10:57:24 AM EDT > To: John Podesta <john.podesta@gmail.com> > Subject: VA >=20 > John. Toby Cosgrove is on our board at BDT. He's a good friend and he's a= bsolutely terrific. He called me about serving - I encouraged him. I think h= e has the right kind of skills. The question is can anyone " fix the VA " w= hen the bureaucracy knows you're out of there in 2 years. I always felt I wa= s able to make the changes we did at the little SBA because I convinced the c= areer employees it was my dream job and I was staying for 8 years. =20 > If Toby says no , you might take a look at Dr. Bill Roper. He is a lot li= ke Toby but also has government experience. He now runs the UNC hospital sy= stem and is also Dean of the Medical School. He previously ran the CDC. Wh= en he took over our hospital system it was bleeding money. He turned it aro= und. He is a republican , born again , but has been very supportive of the a= dministrations efforts to reform health care.=20 > I loved being with you and Mary the other night. Thanks for taking the t= ime. =20 > Your pal forever - erskine --Apple-Mail-17173088-4A5E-4962-8FB7-44F8D250160D Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D= utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div>Forward to Denis.<br><br><div>JP</div>= --Sent from my iPad--<div><a href=3D"mailto:john.podesta@gmail.com">john.pod= esta@gmail.com</a></div><div>For scheduling: <a href=3D"mailto:eryn.sepp@gma= il.com">eryn.sepp@gmail.com</a></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:= <br><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><b>From:</b> Erskine <<a hre= f=3D"mailto:erskine@2bowles.com">erskine@2bowles.com</a>><br><b>Date:</b>= June 4, 2014 at 10:57:24 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> John Podesta <<a href=3D"m= ailto:john.podesta@gmail.com">john.podesta@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:<= /b> <b>VA</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><span= >John. Toby Cosgrove is on our board at BDT. He's a good friend and he= 's absolutely terrific. He called me about serving - I encouraged him.= I think he has the right kind of skills. The question is can anyone "= fix the VA " when the bureaucracy knows you're out of there in 2 years. I a= lways felt I was able to make the changes we did at the little SBA because I= convinced the career employees it was my dream job and I was staying for 8 y= ears. </span><br><span>If Toby says no , you might take a look at Dr. B= ill Roper. He is a lot like Toby but also has government experience. &= nbsp;He now runs the UNC hospital system and is also Dean of the Medical Sch= ool. He previously ran the CDC. When he took over our hospital s= ystem it was bleeding money. He turned it around. He is a republican ,= born again , but has been very supportive of the administrations efforts to= reform health care. </span><br><span> I loved being with you an= d Mary the other night. Thanks for taking the time. </span><br><span> Y= our pal forever - erskine</span></div></blockquote></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-17173088-4A5E-4962-8FB7-44F8D250160D--