Gov. Jim Doyle praised President Barack Obama for his health-care and job creation efforts Monday at the National Governors Association meeting.
Doyle met with other governors and Obama in Washington, D.C. to discuss new job creation legislation and increasing the affordability of health care nationwide.
In a news conference call, Doyle said he is focused on increasing affordability of health insurance for small businesses through tax credits and subsidies.
""As the president moves forward with his plan, I know that that is a very high priority of his, and in Wisconsin it is really what we need to do to close the final gap in insurance,"" he said.
Doyle said a discussion on jobs was the dominant focus of the meeting between the governors and Obama. He said the governors discussed how they can work collectively to ""help the American economy get moving again and get people back to work.""
Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency also met with Doyle and other Midwest governors to discuss improving the quality of the Great Lakes. In the conference call, Doyle said a $775 million two-year plan will offer a comprehensive strategy to help clean up the Great Lakes region.
