for those who may be, I k
here for a long time, but
on your background and yo
running for congress, car
Macomb county prosecutor
judge and a circuit court
on occasion I spent my ti
The whole goal of my care
use the justice system to
good results for good peo
a prosecutor, I did that
people that would, would
units for care of the vic
assault and Children crea
for elder abuse as a prob
proud of the work that I
guardianships for Childre
judge. I was very proud o
did setting up the mental
is a way to, to take peop
system with emotional pro
violent but continue to h
criminal justice system w
mental illness, It's not
of insanity, but where th
mental illness. Those cas
me as the special mental
and I provided a treatmen
an incarceration option.
work in private practice
Working with the Universi
school to identify in fre
wrongfully accused and co
which they probably did n
I've been, I've been prou
judge. I've been very pro
prosecutor, and been very
as a defense attorney. Th
to maximize justice in th
I guess why are you runni
Congress because this tim
at the events of January
saw how toxic our politic
We broke the 200 year plu
without violence. And tha
Uh, what I what I mainly
to be in the House of Rep
of 2025 when the next pre
occurs to make sure that
cleanly and honestly, and
from either the far right
disallow electoral votes
go to a person who did no
election, but also to do
some level of civility to
We all want the same thin
good of the people. Uh an
we have differences, but
so engaged in vilificatio
shrill voices on the righ
look for good people, try
good people and whether w
or democrats, we should w
to make sure that we have
now where principals are
we can't yield just for t
but there are so many iss
honest debate and and com
to good results. And acco
know, this election 2022
of the biggest issues is
know, inflation is the hi
People are feeling at the
store. What do you think
what can be done by Congr
the economy get that unde
where we can do a lot. Fi
start to to transition ou
green technologies that t
for to get away from oil
fast charging stations fo
will increase the sale of
like heat pumps to allow
of houses at about 10% of
even moving in that direc
an effect on gas prices b
countries know that there
that we can divest oursel
the need for oil and gas.
us up as they have in the
two million barrels of oi
prices. And of course, wh
up, when when the price o
price of gasoline goes up
deliver uh rice Krispies
uh Windex and and other p
other products will go up
the cost of delivery goes
thing that we have to do
is to gut the ability of
and Iran and Saudi Arabia
by withholding oil and ga
prices and we need leader
recognized the threat tha
bring to the table and be
them and giving us an alt
way in the process, by ta
of using renewable energi
benefit of cleaning up ou
water and the ultimate ot
when we produce those pro
stations, the heat pumps,
the tidal turbines, uh, t
we produce those here, we
producing them. We will h
economy. And if you have
in process, it fights inf
occurs when there are too
too few goods and service
production economy, infla
controlled by just basic
you produce more, Your pr
they are and you don't ha
inflation. So it's a tota
blends the concern for th
the need to have a a full
and it has the added bene
advantage in foreign poli
ability of Russia and Ira
rest of the world simply
the top of a lot of oil a
major issue to voters. Th
crime. According to the P
voters said the violent c
to their vote in the 2022
So what should Congress d
do to help voters feel sa
of defunding the police,
police. What we have to d
that our police organizat
to have their traditional
to have additional staff
with the underlying socia
Now, as a Circuit Court j
the Mental Health court t
those people who did not
because if we offered the
to treat their mental hea
were not a threat. And ev
who graduated did not com
another crime? So I know
now, but you can apply th
offender. There are some
violent that will hurt us
us at gunpoint. Those peo
up for a long time becaus
to be easily rehabilitate
prison system for the wor
the most violent. We empt
from the non violent drug
of those suffering from e
health problems. And so w
cost of our prison by mak
the prisons only for thos
through. That's to us als
rate when we take everybo
them enough help in treat
get better. They have bet
benefit to us is that the
in the petty break ins or
or trying to get drugs on
we have to, we have to be
in the way that we deal w
to be tough with the viol
we have to be smart enoug
people who can benefit fr
than prison and follow up
gun violence. Um, what ar
gun legislation? Um, you
vote in Congress? What I
do you think needs to be
Um, well everybody says t
should not have guns. Why
have universal background
to make sure that people
do not have guns? We shou
Also people who have pose
in the neighborhood who m
to a mental hospital, but
tendencies. We should, we
red flag laws to allow th
hearing so that if somebo
gun And has had a violent
in the past that neighbor
can come forward to make
not in the hands of those
is no reason why the mini
a gun should not be lifte
that people who are still
go to the gun store in th
to class in the afternoon
are certain weapons, uh,
assault rifles, the semia
the capacity to have mult
the bump stocks to be abl
weapons. There is no reas
war like that should be i
people. Um, the Second Am
at a time when there were
single shot rifles, singl
is no reasonable way to s
Amendment applies to ever
weapon with multiple roun
Congress does have a duty
this area and make sure t
sold in interstate commer
to abortion. Um, you know
we have proposal three. I
here, but also Congress h
as well. Um, I guess firs
on abortion? And do you t
that should be decided at
first of all, I'm pro cho
isn't, I think this, this
between us. He's 100% ant
even allow an abortion in
of rape or incest. A 13 y
or even a 20 year 30 year
required to carry the pre
a result of being a victi
particularly poignant wit
year old child? That is s
just doesn't make sense.
and I'm backing proposal
reproductive freedom for
congress has a duty to re
were once enshrined in ro
in a law that would apply
until we get there, I thi
get behind proposal three
cycle. And I'm just askin
I mean, they know how the
Um, but men of good consc
this is a private matter.
and her physician. It sho
a woman, her physician an
to determine whether or n
endangered to have an abo
is something that governm
of. We should trust women
You don't need government
this. This ultimately ver
matter when it comes to i
what are some investments
made in michigan and how
fight to secure those inv
things that I would like
been addressed so far. Uh
a great public works proj
a lot of jobs and it woul
environmental, uh, good f
in the nation. And that i
way that we, um, we disch
drain water? We right now
combined sewer overflow s
water and sewage come int
It's treated then with a
it is released to go into
river and lake ST Clair i
The these facilities are
although some disinfectan
doesn't kill the bacteria
events, partially treated
into our lakes. The only
this doesn't happen is to
we can always predict the
water that we're going to
predict the amount of rai
you have separated system
the discharge of this hum
lakes. Our lakes would be
have that also the becaus
this this material um the
red run drain the clinton
no bacteria, the fertiliz
And so it's clogged with
and and growth and so we
running straight. But not
we would have a magnifice
works project that would,
a lot of jobs as well as
So that would be my my nu
reform because it's the o
most good for the environ
provide a lot of jobs. Ar
we didn't discuss that yo
heading in this election?
we need um I need to get
in the way that we talk t
to reach across the aisle
reason why republicans an
work on. What I just said
our drinking water is cle
our lakes are clean, that
We're talking about somet
as a human right, it's no
the sake of loving snail
little animal out there.
to get up in the morning,
clean air, to be able to
beaches without worrying
Um it's about the ability
happy human life with a c
really hope that that we
working towards that. And
not only save our planet.
a lot of jobs