CloseUp: Bullock slams DNC over debate cut

CloseUp: Bullock slams DNC over debate cut

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FREEZE COLLEGE TUITION. I ONLY GOT IN ABOUT FIVE WEEKS AGO. THERE OUGHT TO BE A PREMIUM FOR THAT. IF I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN CHASING $100,000 OR PROVIDING 100,000 PEOPLE HEALTH CARE, IT IS THE EASIEST CHOICE I WOULD EVER MAKE. ADAM: ON THE FLIPSIDE, YOU FELT THERE WAS A PATH TO THE WHITE HOUSE. WHY RUN FOR PRESIDENT VERSUS RUNNING FOR SENATE? YOU COULD TURN YOUR POPULARITY IN THAT STATE INTO A SEAT IN THE SENATE TRADE >> I CHOSE TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT BECAUSE WE NOT ONLY HAVE TO BEAT DONALD TRUMP BUT WE HAVE TO GET THIS DEMOCRACY WORKING FOR US AGAIN. I AM THE ONLY ONE IN THE FIELD FROM A STATE TAKEN BY DONALD TRUMP. IF WE CANNOT TAKE BACK SOME STATES WE LOST IN 2016 IN ADDITION TO BRINGING OUT OUR BASE, WE WILL NOT WIN. I HAVE SHOWN EVENING GREATLY DIVIDED TIMES THE GOVERNMENT CAN WORK. OUR LEGISLATURE IS 60% REPUBLICAN, YET WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THINGS LIKE EXPAND HEALTH CARE AND GET DARK MONEY OUT OF OUR ELECTIONS. I AM OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON, D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C., HAS BECOME A PLACE WHERE TALKING ABOUT ISSUES HAS BECOME A REPLACEMENT FOR DOING. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THINGS DONE. I THINK I CAN BRIDGE THE DIVIDE AND GET GOVERNMENT WORKING. I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR THE SENATE. I KNOW WE WILL HAVE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR MONTANA SENATE, FOR THE U.S. SENATE IN 2020. I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY GET ELECTED. ADAM: YOU MENTIONED THIS PHENOMENON. YOU WON IN A RED STATE. WHO ARE THESE TRUMP-BULLLOCK VOTERS? >> OVER 40% OF AMERICANS RIGHT NOW, IF THEY NEEDED $400 FOR AN EMERGENCY, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE IT. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN THE EARLY 70’S, 90% OF 30 EUROS WERE DOING BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS. TODAY IT IS ONLY HALF. FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, THE ECONOMY IS NOT WORKING FOR THEM. I SHOW UP. I DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF MONTANA TO JUST GOING TO POCKETS. I GO ALL ACROSS THE STATE. I TRIED TO LISTEN AS MUCH AS I TALK. I DO NOT COMPROMISE MY VALUES, BUT THEY KNOW I WILL BE FIGHTING FOR THEIR BEST INTEREST EVEN IF THEY DISAGREE WITH ME ON SOME OF MY POLICY DECISIONS. ADAM: LET’S TALK ABOUT FOREIGN POLICY. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN THE OVAL OFFICE TO BRING IRAN BACK FROM THE BRINK? >> LET’S RECOGNIZE WE HELPED TO BRING IRAN TO THAT BRINK. WHEN THIS ADMINISTRATION PULLED OUT OF THE JOA WHERE IRAN SAID WE WILL ALLOW NUCLEAR INSPECTORS IN, WE ARE NOT GOING TO TAKE STEPS TOWARD NUCLEAR WEAPONS. THIS IS IN PART CHAOS OF HIS OWN CREATION. THE PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN THE IDEA OF AMERICA FIRST TO AMERICA ALONE. WE CANNOT GIVE IRAN ANY LICENSE TO CAUSE TROUBLE, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO SAY WE CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR ALLIES AND AT TIMES, OUR ADVERSARIES THROUGH DIPLOMATIC WAYS. THAT IS WHAT WE HAD UNTIL FAIRLY RECENTLY. ADAM: EVEN UNDER THE AGREEMENT, THEY WERE MONTHS AWAY FROM A NUCLEAR WEAPON. >> BUT THEY STOPPED AND ALSO AGREED TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL INSPECTORS AND. THEY HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR A WHILE THAT IF WE CANNOT FIGURE OUT A WAY TO KEEP OUR ECONOMY GOING, WE WILL RESTART OUR EFFORTS. THEY HAD STOPPED AND WERE ALLOWING INSPECTORS IN. I DON’T THINK THE APPROACH OF JUST SAYING WE WILL THROW OUT EVERYTHING FROM THE PAST HAS HELPED US MUCH. IT ALSO SHOWS THIS ADMINISTRATION’S MISSTATEMENTS AND SOME OF THE LIES, IT IS HARD FOR PEOPLE TO TRUST AND UNDERSTAND WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS NOT ABOUT THE CURRENT CRISIS. LITERALLY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WE ARE GOING TO START SENDING IN FOLKS. NO, WE ARE NOT. PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE COMING OUT OF WASHINGTON RIGHT NOW. I THINK PEOPLE DESERVE A LOT BETTER. ADAM: ONE OF YOUR COMPETITORS IS CALLING FOR THE FEDERAL LICENSING OF FIREARMS. ARE YOU ON BOARD? >> I AM NOT. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE GUN SAFETY A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, NOT NECESSARILY A POLITICAL ISSUE. THE N.R.A. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP WAS A GUN SAFETY ORGANIZATION. I’M TIRED OF LOWERING FLAGS FOR MASS SHOOTINGS. I’M TIRED OF THE FACT MY SON WHEN HE WENT TO MIDDLE SCHOOL THIS YEAR, AT THE END OF THE WEEK, I ASKED WHAT DID YOU LEARN? HE SAID I KNOW WHERE TO GO IF THERE IS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER. BUT THERE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE WITHOUT TAKING AWAY PEOPLE’S GUNS OR LICENSING OF GUNS. THINGS LIKE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. THE MAJORITY OF REPUBLICAN GUN OWNERS WOULD AGREE THIS WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. RED FLAG LAWS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OPPORTUNITIES. IF WE CAN LOOK AT IT AS A HEALTH ISSUE INSTEAD OF A POLITICAL ISSUE, WE CAN TAKE THOSE STEPS. ADAM: THE FIRST BIG FIGHT OF THE PRIMARY BROKE OUT BETWEEN BIDEN AND CORY BOOKER ABOUT WORKING WITH SEGREGATIONIST SENATORS IN THE 1970’S. SOME CALL IT INSENSITIVE. CORY BOOKER IS ASKING FOR AN APOLOGY AND BIDEN IS SAYING BOOKER SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO HIM. WHO’S IN THE WRONG HERE? >> FOOD FIGHTS OF THE DAY DO NOT HELP US MUCH ALONG THE WAY. WE DO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE EVERYBODY’S VOICE NEEDS TO BE HEARD. WE OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO FIND WAYS TO GET WASHINGTON TO WORK. I’M NOT SURE HOLDING UP THE INDIVIDUALS THE VICE PRESIDENT HELD UP IS THE BEST WAY TO SHOW WASHINGTON CAN WORK. ADAM: THESE DIXIECRAT SENATORS ARE LONG GONE. PART OF THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT REPARATIONS. WHAT ABOUT THE IDEA OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY PAYING REPARATIONS BASED ON MEMBERSHIP INVOLVED IN REPRESSING BLACK PEOPLE’S RIGHTS? >> WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WRONGS AND TAKE REMEDIES. THERE ARE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES HOLDING INDIVIDUALS BACK. I THINK THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THIS IS WITH HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICANS AND WHITES. LET’S ADDRESS THOSE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND SAY, HOW DID WE GET THERE? IF YOU ARE A BLACK FAMILY IN AMERICA, YOU ARE MAKING ABOUT $.58 ON THE $1 FOR A WHITE FAMILY. ECONOMIC ISSUES, HOUSING ISSUES. ADDRESS IT IN THAT WAY, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SAYING, WHAT ARE THE HISTORICAL INJUSTICES THAT BLEED INTO TODAY AND HOW CAN GOVERNMENT BE A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNER? ADAM: CLIMATE CHANGE. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MONTANA TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF CLIMATE CHANGE? >> IN MY SIX YEARS, WE HAVE DOUBLED THE WIND AND QUADRUPLED THE SELLER. I AM THE CHAIR NATIONALLY OF THE GOVERNORS COMMITTEE ON WIND AND SOLAR. WE LOOK AT WHERE WE CAN GO IN THE REGION WITH RENEWABLE ENERGY. WE HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. 1.4 MILLION ACRES BURNED TWO YEARS AGO. WE NEED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE AND DURABLE STEPS. IPCC SAYS WE HAVE TO BE CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050. I THINK WE CAN GET IT DONE SOONER. REJOINING PARIS. THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS LOOKING FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY STANDARDS TO BE ROLLED BACK. INVEST IN BRINGING DOWN GREENHOUSE GAS IMMEDIATELY AND MAKE A LONG-TERM PLAN. I THINK WE CAN DO MORE. ADAM: YOU TALK ABOUT A FOSSIL FREE FUTURE. HOW DO YOU PROTECT THE WORKERS IN THAT INDUSTRY? >> THEY ARE MAKING COAL-FIRED GENERATION MUCH LESS PROFITABLE. ANOTHER PLANT ANNOUNCED IT WOULD BE CLOSED IN MONTANA AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. EVEN THE SCIENTISTS LIKE THE IPCC SAYS YOU CANNOT SHUT THESE OFF IMMEDIATELY, SO WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT BOTH WAYS TO COUNTERBALANCE SOME OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECTS OF THAT THROUGH THINGS LIKE RENEWABLES, ADDING WIND AND SOLAR. AN IMPORTANT LESSON FOR ALL AMERICANS IS YOU CANNOT LEAVE THOSE COMMUNITIES BEHIND. I HAVE FOLKS THAT HAVE SPENT THEIR WHOLE LIFE POWER IN AMERICA — POWERING AMERICA. AS TRANSITIONS OCCUR, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN HAVE AS GOOD OF A JOB AS THEY HAVE HAD IN THE PAST. ADAM: IS NEW HAMPSHIRE PART OF YOUR PATHWAY TO VICTORY AND THE WHITE HOUSE? >> I AM HAPPY TO BE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE EARLY STATES SHIFT THE BIG BUILD TO A SMALLER FIELD. WE ARE LARGER GEOGRAPHICALLY THAN NEW HAMPSHIRE. I THINK YOU COULD BIT 15 NEW HAMPSHIRES IN THE STATE OF MONTANA. FOLKS SOMETIMES HAVE SKEPTICISM WITH GOVERNMENT. THEY WANT TO HOLD GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABLE. THE VALUES

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CloseUp: Bullock slams DNC over debate cut

The Democratic presidential candidate and Montana governor visits the Granite State.

The Democratic presidential candidate and Montana governor visits the Granite State.

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