On the recordJune 14, 2009
Newt Gingrich has rightly pointed out -- and I don't quote Newt Gingrich that often -- we do a better job tracking a FedEx package in this country than we do tracking patients' health records.
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transcripts.cnn.com“Newt Gingrich has rightly pointed out -- and I don't quote Newt Gingrich that often -- we do a better job tracking a FedEx package in this country than we do tracking patients' health records.”
President Obama references Newt Gingrich to emphasize the inefficiencies in tracking health records compared to tracking packages.
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