IS THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THE ONE
THAT NEEDS TO REBUILD?
WE WILL TALK ABOUT CHAIRS FOR
BOTH PARTIES.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WHETHER THIS WAS A BENEFIT OR
LIABILITY, IT IS TO BE DEBATED
BUT HIS MESSAGE WILL NOW BE
DEBATED.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS.
ARE YOU EXCITED?
>> VERY EXCITED.
NOT JUST FOR WHAT WE WILL DO FOR
THE STATE BUT I THINK EVERYONE
CAN REJOICE IN THAT THE CAMPAIGN
IS OVER.
I TRY TO STAY POSITIVE AND STAY
ABOVE IT AS BEST AS YOU CAN BUT
ON BEHALF OF MY WIFE AND KIDS,
WE ARE HAPPY THE CAMPAIGN IS
DONE AND WE ARE READY TO GET TO
WORK.
>> COMING INTO THIS, IT WAS
EXPECTED THAT IF ANYONE WILL
SURVIVE THE TICKET, IT WOULD BE
KELLY AYOTTE.
WHY DO YOU THINK THE RACE WAS
DIFFERENT?
>> SHE RAN A FEDERAL MESSAGE.
WE GOT IN EARLY.
SHE HAD A FORMIDABLE PARTY.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE GOVERNOR HASSAN
CREDIT.
THEY HAD OVER $100 MILLION SPENT
IN THAT RACE.
AND I RAISED ABOUT $1 MILLION IN
MY RACE.
SO WE DID FOCUS ON STRONG
GROUND GAME.
GRASSROOTS EFFORTS.
PERSON-TO-PERSON.
BECAUSE WE KNEW WE WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO COMPETE WITH THE FEDERAL
FUNDS OUT THERE.
SO I PROUD OF MY TEAM.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB.
AND THEY GALVANIZE AROUND THE
PHILOSOPHY.
THEY STUCK TO THE PLAN.
AND SOME PEOPLE SAID WE WERE
RUNNING TOO MUCH OF AN
OLD-FASHIONED RACE BUT IT IS
JUST HOW YOU DO IT IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
STRAIG TALK WITH STRAIGHT
ANSWERS IN YOU DON'T BEAT AROUND
THE BUSH.
MAKE SURE THERE IS SUBSTANCE
BEHIND HEADLINES AND IT
RESONATED WITH FOLKS.
WE STAYED OPTIMISTIC AND WE STAY
POSITIVE AND IT IS CLEARLY A
VOLATILE -- IT IS CLEARLY A
MODEL PEOPLE WANT TO SEE IN THE
STATE.
>> MOVING FORWARD, WHAT ARE THE
PRIORITIES?
IS VERY TEMPTATION TO BE --
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THE
PRIORITIES ARE WHAT WE TALKED
ABOUT ON THE CAMPAIGN.
WE HAVE A MAJOR SUBSIDIES
CRISIS.
IT WON'T TURN AROUND ON DAY ONE
BUT THERE ARE CLEAR ISSUES AND
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS
IMMEDIATELY.
THE FUNDING IS THERE IN A LOT OF
RESPECTS.
AGGRESSIVE PREVENTION IN
SCHOOLS.
I PLAN TO PUT IN BUSINESS TAX
CREDIT SO THOSE COMING OUT OF
RECOVERY CAN GET JOBS TRAINING
SKILLS.
WE INSTILL WORKFORCE.
WE HAVE A WORKFORCE ISSUE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE
DEALING WITH ADDICTION.
WHAT'S GET THEM BACK INTO THE
WORKFORCE AND DRIVE OUR ECONOMY
FORWARD.
CREATING JOBS IS A BIG DEAL WITH
ME.
WE ARE LOSING BUSINESSES RIGHT
NOW AND WE HAVE TO BRING THEM
IN.
I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT
EDUCATION.
AND IT IS ABOUT RESTORING LOCAL
CONTROL.
MAKING SURE THAT PARENTS HAVE
THE ABILITY T WORK WITH KIDS.
MAKING SURE TEACHERS HAVE THE
FLEXIBILITY TO DO WHAT KIDS NEED
THE BEST.
SO IT ISN'T ABOUT JUST DOING IT
30 YEARS AGO, IT IS ABOUT
GETTING BACK TO BASICS ON WHAT
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
PEOPLE'S LIVES.
>> YOU POINTED TO EDUCATION.
EARLY EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE
KEYS, YOU BELIEVE, TO SOLVING
ADDICTION?
ASK MY WIFE IS A SPECIAL
EDUCATION TEACHER.
SHE REALLY FOCUSES ON EVERYONE
FROM 2-YEAR-OLD-FOURTH GRADE.
IMPRESSIONABLE YEARS.
AND YOU CAN'T WASTE THOSE YEARS.
SO WHERE WE CAN PROVIDE A FULL
DAY KINDERGARTEN OR WHERE WE CAN
TAKE A STEP FORWARD AND PROVIDE
CHILD CARE, THERE ARE ASPECTS WE
NEED TO ADDRESS THAT WE HAVE
BEEN LAX ON.
TO GIVE FAMILIES FLEXIBILITY AND
CREATE THE BEST PROGRAMS FOR
KIDS AND THEMSELVES.
IT IS ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE.
THE BEST THING THE GOVERNMENT
CAN DO IS PROVIDE SERVICES AND
GET OUT OF THE WAY.
SO PEOPLE HAVE FREEDOM AND
FLEXIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES.
>> -- TOOK OVER AMID CONTROVERSY
WITH THE DRUGS, DO YOU LIKE THE
JOB HE IS DOING?
DO YOU THINK HE IS DOING A GOOD
JOB AND DO YOU THINK HE NEEDS A
BIGGER STAFF?
X I DO LIKE THE JOB HE IS DOING.
HE REPORTS DIRECTLY TO THE
GOVERNOR.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
HIM.
I HATE THE TER "CZAR" BECAUSE
WE ARE NOT IN RUSSIA.
WE NEED TO GET RECOVERY
PROFESSIONALS IN HERE.
RECOVERY IS A BIG PART OF WHAT
WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN THE STATE.
DOING A TWO SEPARATE THAT OUT.
DO WE NEED AN ADVISOR TO HANDLE
THINGS LIKE ENFORCEMENT?
AND WE NEED FOLKS WHO HAVE
AUTHORITY TO MAKE GOOD
DECISIONS.
DRUG COURTS, RECOVERY, DIFFERENT
TYPES OF TREATMENT, ALTERNATIVE
TREATMENTS.
THERE WE BRINGING IN ENOUGH
NURSES?
SO THERE ARE TWO STRONG ASPECTS
ON THIS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS
ON.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH
HIM.
LEX I HAVE TO ASK, THERE WAS AN
ISSUE THAT CAME UP DURING THE
CAMPAIGN THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH THE CAMPAIGN.
A LOT OF QUESTIONS WERE AROUND
THAT.
THE FIRST CALL FOR A REBID HERE.
WHERE DOES THAT STAND?
>> WE WILL KEEP LOOKING AT IT.
IT ISN'T JUST A CAMPAIGN ISSUE.
WE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE STATE AND THERE IS A
QUESTION ABOUT THE DELIVERY OF
THOSE SERVICES.
I WILL KEEP ASKING THOSE
QUESTIONS.
CAN THE CONTRACT BE REBID?
MAYBE OR MAYBE NOT.
IT IS A MUCH TOUGHER HURDLE.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE ARE NOT
GOING TO PURSUE THIS.
IT IS MORE ABOUT MAKING SURE WE
HAVE TRANSPARENCY.
WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE BEST
OPTIONS FOR THE STATE AND THE
PEOPLE RECEIVING THE SERVICES.
WE WILL BE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT
PROVIDING OPTIONS.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU THIS.
LEGALIZING MARIJUANA.
IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, IT IS DEBATED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT WHILE ADVOCATES
SAY THIS IS A CHANCE TO GET TAX
REVENUE.
WHAT IS YOUR TAKE? >> WE'RE NOT
READY FOR THAT STEP.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE
CRIMINALIZING.
WHICH REALLY JUST GETS THE LEVEL
OF THE PUNISHMENT IN LINE WITH
THE CRIME.
AND THAT IS A LITTLE MORE COMMON
SENSE, CLOSER TO WHERE WE NEED
TO BE.
THAT GOING INTO FULL
LEGALIZATION, WE ARE NOT READY.
WE JUST GOING INTO MEDICINAL USE
SO LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS IN
MASSACHUSETTS AND COLORADO AND
MAINE, LET'S SEE WHAT THE
IMPACTS OF THOSE PROGRAMS ARE SO
WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION.
THE ROAD.
>> YOU MUST BE A BUSY GUY.
YOU ARE DOWN TALKING AT THE
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
LAST WEEK.
MIKE PENCE WAS THERE.
HE HAD SOME WORDS THAT SOUND
GOOD TO YOU?
>> I HAVE IMMENSE RESPECT FOR
MIKE PENCE.
A GREAT GOVERNOR IN INDIANA.
RATE PROGRAMS THERE.
HE IS IN THE WHITE HOUSE NOW AND
HE UNDERSTANDS THE VALUE OF
LETTING STATES DESIGN SYSTEMS.
THE VALUE O BREAKING DOWN
REGULATION SO THAT WE IN NEW
HAMPSHIRE CAN DESIGN A SYSTEM
THAT MEETS OUR NEEDS AS OPPOSED
TO MISSISSIPPI OR CALIFORNIA.
LET THE STATES ADDRESS WHAT
THEIR NEEDS ARE.
DESIGN PROGRAMS TO MEET OUR
NEEDS.
WE HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CRISIS.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT DYNAMICS IN
OTHER STATES.
WE SHOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO
FOCUS THE MONEY AND PROGRAMS TO
WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
I THINK THEY WILL BE AGGRESSIVE
ABOUT PUSHING PROGRAMS BACK TO
THE STATES.
IT WAS INCREDIBLY ENCOURAGING.
WE HAVE 34 REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS
IN THIS COUNTRY.
>> NONE OF THEM YOUNGER THAN
YOU.
THAT MUST FEEL GOOD?
>> I DON'T FEEL THAT YOUNG.
I WAS AN ENGINEER FOR YEARS.
I WILL RESIGN MY POSITION AS CEO
IN A MONTH.
BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT YOUNG.
MAYBE I JUST NEED A REST?
AND AGAIN, I DO HAVE SO MUCH
ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT AROUND THE
TEAM THAT WE ARE BUILDING AT THE
OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE IN THE
STATE.
MAYBE ON THANKSGIVING I WILL
TAKE A NAP.
>> YOU SHOULD TAKE A DAY OFF, IT
IS OK.
ANY SURPRISES THAT WILL BE IN
THERE?
PEOPLE WILL BE LOOKING AT KEY
THINGS.
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
I AM EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE
SENATE PRESIDENT.
THE GENTLEMAN WHO CRAFTED THE
BUDGET OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS.
HE KNOWS THIS STUFF INSIDE AND
OUT.
SOME OF THOSE ISSUES, WE WILL
INTEGRATE THOSE ISSUES INTO THE
BUDGET AND MAKE SURE WE ARE
BEING RESPONSIBLE ABOUT OUR
PROJECTIONS FORWARD.
BREAKING DOWN REGULATIONS AND
GROWING OUR ECONOMY THE RIGHT
WAY.
IT ISN'T ABOUT INCREASING TAXES,
IT IS JUST ABOUT BRINGING MORE
BUSINESS IN.
I THINK THAT IS A PHILOSOPHY
THAT WE ALL SHARE RIGHT NOW. SO
I AM EXCITED TO GET TO WORK AND
WORK WITH THEM AND PUT TOGETHER
A GREAT BUDGET AND THEN WE CAN
LOOK AT OTHER THINGS WE HAVE TO
LOOK AT.
EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE
INITIATIVES, ISSUES WITH
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.
WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO GET OUR
HANDS A LITTLE BIT DIRTY IN
THOSE DEPARTMENTS TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT IS WORKING AND WHAT ISN'T
AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.
>> YOU DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
HERE AND RESPONSIBILITY HERE.
THE SPEAKERSHIP -- HOLDS THE
GAVEL BUT HE IS BEING
CHALLENGED.
WE WILL SEE HOW THIS GOES.
HOW HOPEFUL ARE YOU THAT THE
PROCESS IS SMOOTH?
>> ANYTIME YOU HAVE A SPEAKER
BEING CHALLENGED, THERE IS A
CHALLENGE.
AND THAT IS OK.
IT IS A FAIR PROCESS.
I THINK HE HAS DONE A GOOD JOB.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.
AND I THINK THE FOLKS
CHALLENGING HIM COULD ALSO DO A
GOOD JOB.
IT ISN'T ABOUT PICKING SIDES.
I THINK THE PROCESS WILL BE A
FAIR ONE.
WE WILL ENSURE IMPARTIALITY.
AND I'M SURE WHOEVER COMES OUT
AS THE SPEAKER, I TAKE PRIDE IN
THE FACT THAT I DON'T BURN
BRIDGES.
I THINK THAT IS THE WORST THING
YOU CAN DO.
EVEN IF YOU DISAGREE WITH
SOMEBODY.
YOU HAVE TO MAINTAIN A
RELATIONSHIP TO KNOW THAT DOWN
THE ROAD YOU HAVE TO WORK
TOGETHER IN SOME CAPACITY TO GET
THINGS DONE.
SO WHOEVER COMES OUT AS THE
SPEAKER, IT WILL B REPUBLICAN.
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