Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The year was 1971 and the issue was Medi-Cal reform....[The] Legislature was controlled by Democrats and the governor was a Republican, Ronald Reagan.... "This was a big philosophical debate and we couldn’t resolve the issue," recalled then-Assemblyman Bill Campbell. One day, the major players all met in Speaker Bob Moretti’s office—Moretti; Ways and Means Committee Chairman Willie Brown; GOP author Campbell; and Reagan’s negotiator, Health Department Director Earl Brian. "We’re saying, ‘How are we going to resolve this?’ " Campbell remembers. "Finally, Moretti says to Brian, ‘I’ll arm-wrestle you for it.’ And Earl says, ‘OK, I’ll do it.’ "I say, ‘No, no, I can’t let this happen.’ I knew Bobby was a phenomenal arm wrestler and had great upper body strength. He’s sitting there smiling. Earl’s looking, well, a little flabby." Both men were in their 30s. "They sat down at a table with Willie and me watching," Campbell continues. "This is your Legislature at work. It was unbelievable. I’m thinking, this is it, we’ve definitely lost co-pay. "It wasn’t close. Whooommm. Bobby’s arm goes down. He can’t believe it. He says, ‘Two out of three.’ Whooommm. He’s down again. ‘OK, you’ve got co-pay.’ "We had a lot of fun laughing. Willie goes back to his committee and says, ‘Without objection, AB 949 is amended to include a $2 co-pay.’ And that’s how Ronald Reagan got Medi-Cal reform. "What I didn’t know about Earl Brian was that as a youngster he was one of the top-ranked tennis players in the nation. He had built up a tremendous right arm.". }
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- Earl_Brian quote "The year was 1971 and the issue was Medi-Cal reform....[The] Legislature was controlled by Democrats and the governor was a Republican, Ronald Reagan.... "This was a big philosophical debate and we couldn’t resolve the issue," recalled then-Assemblyman Bill Campbell. One day, the major players all met in Speaker Bob Moretti’s office—Moretti; Ways and Means Committee Chairman Willie Brown; GOP author Campbell; and Reagan’s negotiator, Health Department Director Earl Brian. "We’re saying, ‘How are we going to resolve this?’ " Campbell remembers. "Finally, Moretti says to Brian, ‘I’ll arm-wrestle you for it.’ And Earl says, ‘OK, I’ll do it.’ "I say, ‘No, no, I can’t let this happen.’ I knew Bobby was a phenomenal arm wrestler and had great upper body strength. He’s sitting there smiling. Earl’s looking, well, a little flabby." Both men were in their 30s. "They sat down at a table with Willie and me watching," Campbell continues. "This is your Legislature at work. It was unbelievable. I’m thinking, this is it, we’ve definitely lost co-pay. "It wasn’t close. Whooommm. Bobby’s arm goes down. He can’t believe it. He says, ‘Two out of three.’ Whooommm. He’s down again. ‘OK, you’ve got co-pay.’ "We had a lot of fun laughing. Willie goes back to his committee and says, ‘Without objection, AB 949 is amended to include a $2 co-pay.’ And that’s how Ronald Reagan got Medi-Cal reform. "What I didn’t know about Earl Brian was that as a youngster he was one of the top-ranked tennis players in the nation. He had built up a tremendous right arm."".