OPPOSE THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES
ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND OTHER
AREAS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING
IN.
GREAT TO BE HERE.
YOU ARE A VOCAL
ENVIRONMENTALIST.
YOU ARE ON THE INTERIOR
ENVIRONMENT SUB COMMITTEE OF
THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT
THE PRESIDENT'S POLICIES?
WELL, THE PRESIDENT'S POLICY
TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO BACK
AWAY FROM THE AGREEMENTS THAT
PRESIDENT OBAMA MADE IN THE
PARIS CLIMATE ACCORDS, THE
CLEAN POWER PLAN ROLL BACK, ALL
OF THAT IS BEGINNING TO MAKE
THE UNITED STATES A WORLD
NATION WHEN IT COMES TO THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY AND HOW
WE'RE GOING TO COMBAT CLIMATE
CHANGE.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE
DEMOCRATS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD
AGAINST ALL THESE CLIMATE
DENIERS.
ONE OF THE PEOPLE I'M GOING TO
BE WORKING WITH, SCOTT PRUITT,
THE HEAD OF THE EPA, IS PART OF
HIS AGENCY IS SCRUBBING OUT
WARNING TO BE USED IN THE EPA
THAT ANYTHING REFERRING TO
CLIMATE CHANGE NEEDS TO BE
ABOLISHED.
WHAT POWER DOES SOMEONE LIKE
YOU WHO HAS BEEN VOCAL ON A LOT
OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES HAVE.
WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORK
THAT THE EPA DOES, IT TOUCHES
EVERYONE'S LIFE, AND SO IF WE
CARE ABOUT CLEAN SAFE DRINK
WATER, IF WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE'RE NOT LETTING THE
GREAT LAKES CATCH ON FIRE
AGAIN, IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE AIR THAT WE
BREATHE DOESN'T CONTRIBUTE TO
EARLY DEATH, THE EPA ALL HAS A
ROLE IN THAT.
I'M HEARING FROM PEOPLE WHO
WORK ON SEWER AND WATER
TREATMENT FACILITIES ALL ACROSS
THE NATION THAT THEY'RE VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THESE DEEP DEEP
CUTS TO THE EPA BECAUSE THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.
OF COURSE PRESIDENT TRUMP,
ONE, RUNNING ON THIS AGENDA, HE
SAID SPECIFICALLY THIS IS ABOUT
JOBS, ROLLING BACK REGULATIONS
WILL HELP JOBS, INCLUDING IN
MINNESOTA, AREAS LIKE THE IRON
RANGE.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT
THAT.
WELL, THE JOBS THAT HE'S
TALKING ABOUT, AND THE PHOTO OP
THAT HE HAD WITH THE COAL
MINERS, THOSE JOBS HAD BEEN
DISAPPEARING LONG BEFORE
PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS EVEN
ELECTED.
WITH MOUNTAIN TOP MINING, R YOU
KNOW -- MINING, YOU KNOW, WE
COULD TALK ABOUT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE
THAT'S CAUSED, BUT THE MOUNTAIN
TOP MINING IS AUTOMATED MINING.
GAS, NATURAL GAS IS A CLEANER,
CHEAPER SOURCE OF ENERGY AND
THAT'S WHAT'S CAUSED THE DEMISE
OF COAL.
ARE WE GOING TO LOOK BACK OR
ARE WE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD
INTO WHAT WE CAN DO TO DEVELOP
THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE JOBS,
THE GOOD PAYING JOBS IN THE
FUTURE, WITH PUTTING OUR
ENGINEERING SKILLS TO WORK AND
PUTTING PEOPLE TO WORK
INSTALLING WIND AND SOLAR.
AFTER THE DEFEAT OF THE
PRESIDENT'S HEALTH CARE BILL,
HE WAS TWEETING AND SAYING HE
WAS GOING TO WORK WITH
DEMOCRATS, ACTUALLY JUST THIS
MORNING NOW HE'S SAYING THAT IF
ANYBODY THINKS THE EFFORT TO
REPEAL AND REPLACE OBAMACARE IS
DEAD, THEY'RE WRONG, WHAT ARE
YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT AND
WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM YOUR
CONSTITUENTS.
WELL, YOU CAN TELL THE CHAOS
THAT'S GOING ON IN WASHINGTON.
THE PRESIDENT FROM DAY-TO-DAY
IS CHANGING WHO HE'S BLAMING,
WHO HE'S GOING TO WORK WITH.
PEOPLE WANT STABILITY IN OUR
GOVERNMENT, BUT JUST ON HEALTH
CARE, YOU KNOW, MINNESOTANS
HERE, THEY GET IT.
THERE ARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT
NEED TO BE MADE TO THE
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT,
REINSURANCE, SOME OF THE THINGS
THEY'RE DISCUSSING HERE IN THE
STATE OF MINNESOTA, BUT PEOPLE
DON'T WANT TO GO BACKWARDS TO
WOMEN PAYING MORE BECAUSE WE
HAPPEN TO BE MOTHERS.
PEOPLE BEING EXCLUDED BECAUSE
OF PREEXISTING CONDITIONS, NOT
HAVING AN INSURANCE POLICY
WHERE YOU CAN READ ONE POLICY
NEXT TO THE OTHER POLICY AND
CLEARLY SEE WHAT'S BEING
COVERED.
PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO
BACKWARDS, THEY WANT US TO GO
FORWARDS AND THEY'RE VERY UPSET
WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.
ARE PEOPLE ENERGIZED, PEOPLE
WHO THINK THE WAY YOU DO.
ABSOLUTELY.
THERE'S WORK TO BE DONE.
THEY WANT US TO DO IT, AND THEY