Romney tells Republicans to learn from mistakes

(NECN) - Mitt Romney has given his first major public speech since losing the presidential election.
     
He spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, in Washington.
     
He told Republican leaders to learn from his mistakes.

“I would urge us all to learn the lessons that come from some of our greatest success stories: and that's 30 Republican governors across the country,” Romney said in his speech.

Until recently, Romney had  had kept a low profile since the election, spending most of his time at his home in Southern California.