Let's start with the recent Washington
Post ABC Poll that talks about how
the president's it gives that 61% of
people believe that the president is
not accomplished but not very much.
And the favorability for the speakers
and all that great in that role either.
So what the divided Congress what
can be done to help them get some
momentum and getting something done?
Well, I acknowledge the polls,
but it's clear if you look at the
record over the last two years.
It's been a remarkable Congress.
We've got a lot done.
President Biden was able to get bipartisan
bills done on on infrastructure,
on protecting our industries
with the chips and science bill,
helping our veterans with the pack bill,
and then we were able to
advance in regards to COVID-19,
in regards to climate issues.
So it was a pretty good two years.
But the American public are struggling.
We're going through a tough economic time.
We're recovering from pandemic.
We're still in a war in Ukraine.
We still have challenges.
For affordability,
for basic life needs.
So I think the President will
acknowledge that and urge us Democrats
and Republicans to work together
to deal with affordable education,
to expand our healthcare system
with all the technologies that are
available today so that everyone
can have access to Affordable Care.
You know,
my guest tonight is Governor
Moore and Governor Moore,
please leave no one behind and I
think you're going to hear that
message coming out of the president.
I'm just so proud that he's our governor.
I really want my colleagues
have a chance to meet him,
and I think Marilyn is poised
in order to take advantage of a
lot of the opportunities that
were passed in the last Congress.
What are you or the Democrats
willing to give up? To.
Well, we're not willing to give up the full
faith and credit of the United States.
I mean, this is a ridiculous conversation
in that we've already spent the
money we've got to pay our bills.
The Republicans say they want
leverage to have an impact on our
spending programs moving forward.
They have that because we can't spend
1 dime after October 1 unless a bill
passes the House of Representatives.
They have the leverage and should be using
it to negotiate the budget moving forward,
but don't hold hostage
our ability to pay for.
That we've already spent.
So moving forward, is there any
compromise on things like defense
spending, Social Security, Medicare?
We absolutely need to reach an
agreement between the House and
Senate and the President on the
spending program for our nation.
Our budget that includes all
of our spending programs,
includes revenue programs,
all that needs to be in the mix.
And if there's give and take,
it won't be what President Biden wants,
it won't won't be with the Democrats
want it won't be with the Republicans.
Point that's how our system has to operate.
We all have to give and take.
I'm going to talk about the FBI.
I'm assuming you're pushing
pretty hard for Maryland.
Well, absolutely.
And it's where it should be.
I mean, we have the best site
for the mission of the FBI.
We have best location.
We had the best cost to the taxpayers.
We're ready to go,
and it's the right place for it to be.
There will be meetings as required
under the budget we pass,
so we are planning to have
meetings with the GSA within
the next month or two.
Difficult issues to forge bipartisan
consensus off on, do you think?
Well, there's, you know,
every issue is a challenge.
We recognize that we have
economic issues of fairness.
Our tax code needs attention.
I'm certain we're going to have
some different views as to where
those priorities should be placed.
We saw the Republicans priority
with their 2017 tax bill,
something I didn't support.
They saw our priorities and what
we did in the last Congress,
something they didn't support.
So now it's time for us
to listen to each other.
I hope we can.
We can find common grounds on a lot of these.
Issues.
We have to fix the tax code as it
relates to business with the research
and development credit for American
families when the child credit.
So the things we got to do that
are priorities to both parties
may not be the same priorities,
but let's work together to get a bill done.
Consistency can be reached.
I don't think there's any easy area,
but I I hope we can get together
on issues such as public safety.
I hope we can get together on
issues concerning our environment.
I hope we can get together on
issues concerning our budget.
These are areas that we should
be able to get together on.
I hope with that we can.
Should Congress be getting
involved in DC law?
Well, I've been my view is
that DC should be a state,
that we should give them statehood,
the full benefits of being a state.
So no, I think they should have local role.
I think the the government that's closest
to the people is the most responsive.
So let the DC government be
responsible to its constituents and
let them make their own decisions.
Is consensus on both sides of the aisle
with the pollution issue floating balloon.
Well, we're gonna we're gonna be
getting briefings on it this week,
and it'll be in a classified setting.
I think when the whole story is told,
we'll recognize that China has been
doing these types of activities.
We shouldn't be surprised by it.
I think President Biden
made the right decision.
He took it down, but he waited.
When we could recover the balloon to
get information from it, it was not.
We don't have this.
I haven't had a classified briefing yet,
but we don't believe they were.
They had great.
Capacity to cause damage while
they were over the United States.
But it's our airspace and they're they're
doing things they shouldn't be doing.
So I think the President
handled the way it should.
And I hope that during the
classified briefing we will develop
our policies to make sure that
we protect our national security.
What about the argument
should have gotten it over?
Well, these I think it's going
to come out at briefings.
I have to clarify careful what I say,
but the, the balloons in the air from
China were not a surprise and it's
when it's over international waters,
it's challenging. Remember this,
this really came in to us through Canada,
not through international waters.
I just hope that we can
find unity. To me, we can
solve any problem in
America if we have unity.
So let's find that common area where we
can work together and get things done.
Elections are over.
We still have a two years
before the next election.
Let's get things done.