ANNOUNCER: CONVERSATION WITH THE CANDIDATE CONTINUES.
>> WELCOME BACK.
TONIGHT’S GUEST, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE QUESTIONS NOW FROM OUR NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTERS IN A TOWNHOME OR MATT WITH A SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTION AND A FOLLOW-UP.
FOR NOW, LET’S GET RIGHT TO THE QUESTIONS.
>> WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE.
AS YOU KNOW, WE JUST GOT ANOTHER SHOOTING WITH AN AR-15 ASSAULT RIFLE.
I THINK EVERYBODY BUT THE NRA THINGS THAT WE NEED SOME BETTER GUN CONTROL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EXACTLY YOUR POLICIES WOULD BE IF YOU BECAME PRESIDENT.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE MARKED 20 YEARS SINCE COLUMBINE.
FOLKS WILL REMEMBER WHEN COLUMBINE HAPPENED IN 1999, IT WAS AN ABSOLUTE SHOCK TO OUR COUNTRY.
ONE OF THE SADDEST THINGS ABOUT LIVING IN THESE TIMES IS THAT IT SEEMS OFTEN TIMES THAT WE’VE GOTTEN SO USED TO HEARING THE NEWS ABOUT ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING , AND IT’S TIME FOR US IN THIS
COUNTRY TO TAKE SERIOUS ACTION TO HELP INSURE THAT THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN THE WAY THAT IT IS TODAY.
I SUPPORT COMMONSENSE GUN REFORM.
I SUPPORT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, LIVING IN THE CAPACITY -- LIMITING THE CAPACITY OF MAGAZINES AND ALSO AN UPDATED ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN.
I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS MAKE SENSE, THAT THEY WOULD HELP PREVENT THE KIND OF CARNAGE WE HAVE SEEN ACROSS THE COUNTRY TOO MANY TIMES.
ONE OF THE MOST, I THINK, SHAMEFUL MOMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS THE LAST FEW YEARS WAS AFTER NEWTOWN HAPPENED , AND THAT THOSE CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, EVEN THAN 90%
OF AMERICANS SUPPORTED SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND THAT WANT TO POINT OUT, MOSTLY REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES.
THERE WERE A FEW DEMOCRATS, BUT MOSTLY REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVES, DID NOT EVEN SUPPORT UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.
WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY INSPIRED BY THE KIDS IN PARKLAND, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPOKEN FOR THEIR GENERATION, BECOME ACTIVISTS.
WE HAVE NOT SEEN A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE CHANGES YET, BUT THIS IS WHAT HAS CHANGED, WHAT HAS CHANGED IS THAT THERE ARE MORE ELECTED OFFICIALS, MORE POLITICIANS WILLING TO STAND UP
TO THE NRA AND TO PUSH BACK.
I’M CONFIDENT THAT IN THE YEARS TO COME, WE CAN PASS COMMONSENSE GUN REFORM.
THE LAST THING I WILL SAY ABOUT THIS AS I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO CONNECT THE DOTS AND GO BEYOND THIS ISSUE OF ONLY WHAT HAPPENS IN ONE OF THESE MASS SHOOTINGS.
FOR INSTANCE, MANY PEOPLE WHO DIE AT THE HANDS OF A GUN ACTUALLY DIE BY SUICIDE.
THEY TAKE THEIR OWN LIFE WITH A GUN.
AND THIS CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO OUR CONVERSATION ABOUT HEALTH CARE.
MAKING SURE THAT WE NO LONGER SEPARATE MENTAL HEALTH CARE FROM PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE.
BECAUSE TOO OFTEN, PEOPLE LIVE WITH THIS STIGMA IF THEY HAVE BIPOLAR DISORDER OR DEPRESSION, THAT LEAVES THEM DOWN FURTHER AND FURTHER INTO THE ABYSS AND THEY COMMIT SOMETHING LIKE
SUICIDE.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONNECT THOSE DOTS AND INVEST IN THINGS LIKE MENTAL HEALTH CARE THAT I BELIEVE WILL ALSO REDUCE DEATH BY GUNS.
>> NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM ACKERMAN.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS RUNAWAY PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FOR THE QUESTION.
I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED A NEW HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
I GREW UP WITH A GRANDMOTHER WHO HAD DIABETES AND MY BROTHER AND I WATCHED AS WE GOT OLDER AND SHE GOT OLDER.
WE WATCHED HER CONDITION GETS WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE SHE PASSED AWAY IN EARLY 1996, SHE HAD TO HAVE ONE OF HER FEET AMPUTATED.
WHICH IS VERY COMMON FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DIABETES.
SHE HAD TYPE 2 DIABETES.
THAT WHOLE TIME, SHE HAD MEDICARE.
I WANT TO STRENGTHEN MEDICARE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ON IT, WHO HAVE IT, AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY CAN HAVE ACCESS TO MEDICARE IF THEY WANTED.
AS PART OF THAT, I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD DO THINGS LIKE ENSURE THAT THE GOVERNMENT TO NEGOTIATE DRUG PRICES.
AND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS BECAUSE OF THAT.
THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE UP HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, FOR INSTANCE, OR IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS IN TEXAS, WHO HAVE TO GO TO CANADA TO GET CHEAPER DRUGS OR IN TEXAS THEY GO TO MEXICO.
THAT SHOULD NEVER BE THE CASE IN THE UNITED STATES.
I WILL SUPPORT ALL EFFORTS, ALL LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN BRING DOWN THE COST.
BUT ULTIMATELY, WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM TO ONE WHERE HEALTH CARE AND MEDICATION IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY.
>> WE HAVE A SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTION COMING IN FROM CONCORD.
HE ASKS, WITH 11 MILLION UNDOCUMENTED PEOPLE, WILL YOU COMMIT TO ACTIVELY SECURING A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR ASPIRING CITIZENS?
>> THANKS FOR THE QUESTION.
ACTUALLY, YES, I WILL.
LET ME JUST TELL FOLKS HOW I THINK ABOUT THIS.
THIS IS IMPORTANT BOTH AS A MATTER OF THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY, BUT BECAUSE THIS PRESIDENT HAS CLEARLY MADE THIS IS FRONT AND CENTER ISSUE.
ON APRIL 2, I RELEASED WHAT I CALL A PEOPLE FIRST INTEGRATION PLAN.
I HAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VISION FOR IMMIGRATION POLICY THAN THIS PRESIDENT.
HE AND I AGREE THAT WE NEED A SECURE BORDER.
EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT ITS BORDERS SECURE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A BORDER THAT IS MORE SECURE THAN IT HAS EVER BEEN.
WE HAVE 654 MILES OF FENCING.
WE HAVE THOUSANDS OF PERSONNEL ON THE BORDER.
WE HAVE RUNS, WE HAVE BOATS, WE HAVE HELICOPTERS.
WE HAVE AIRPLANES.
WE HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS.
LET’S NOT CONFUSE THE FACT THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING TO OUR BORDER WITH THE IDEA THAT WE DON’T HAVE A SECURE BORDER.
IN FACT, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT WE FURTHER SECURE THE BORDER BY INVESTING AT OUR PORTS OF ENTRY SO THAT WE BETTER CATCH HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING.
HOWEVER, THIS PRESIDENT WANTS US TO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN HAVING A SECURE BORDER AND BEING COMPASSIONATE.
I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN HAVE A SECURE BORDER AND ALSO BE COMPASSIONATE, AND I’M ASKING PEOPLE TO CHOOSE COMPASSION INSTEAD OF CRUELTY.
I WOULD STOP SEPARATING LITTLE CHILDREN FROM THEIR MOTHERS.
I WOULD AND FAMILY DETENTION, AND I WOULD CREATE A PATH TO FAMILY -- CITIZENSHIP FOR THE MILLIONS OF UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS WHO ARE HERE, AS LONG AS THEY HAVE NOT COMMITTED A
SERIOUS CRIME.
THAT WOULD INCLUDE DREAMERS, BUT IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THEIR PARENTS AND OTHER UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO GET SMART ABOUT WHAT TO DO ON THIS IN THE LONG RUN.
I HAVE CALLED FOR A 21ST CENTURY MARSHALL PLAN FOR CENTRAL AMERICA.
A LOT OF THESE FOLKS ARE COMING FROM HONDURAS OR EL SALVADOR, KUAN MOELLER, AND WHY WOULD A MOTHER TAKE HER SIX-MONTH-OLD INFANT THOUSANDS OF MILES ON A DANGEROUS JOURNEY EXCEPT THAT IT
IS SO DANGEROUS WHERE SHE IS AT THAT SHE HAS TO GET AWAY, GET OUT OF IT, GET TO THE HOPE OF A BETTER LIFE IN THE UNITED STATES.
WE CAN PARTNER WITH THESE COUNTRIES IN AN UNPRECEDENTED WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN FIND SAFETY AND OPPORTUNITY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COME AND KNOCK ON THE DOOR OF THE UNITED
STATES.
THAT IS WHAT I BELIEVE IN.
IT’S A SMARTER, BOULDER, AND MORE COMPASSIONATE BUT EFFECTIVE IMMIGRATION POLICY THAT I PROPOSE.
>> NEXT QUESTION.
DR. GOOD EVENING.
COULD YOU GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE TYPES OF CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE THE PRESIDENT SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT ISSUE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER AND AS PRESIDENT, WOULD YOU SUPPORT SETTING LIMITS ON
THEIR USE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
YES.
OF COURSE I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS UNDER OUR CONSTITUTION, A CHECK ON EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY.
I CERTAINLY DON’T AGREE WITH PRESIDENTS WHO HAVE DONE THINGS THAT HAVE PLAINLY BEEN ILLEGAL.
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT WAS IN THE 1970’S, THE ACTIONS OF RICHARD NIXON.
I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THE PUSH BY THIS PRESIDENT TO TAKE MONEY FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE BUDGET OUT OF THE HANDS OF CONGRESS TO BUILD THE WALL THAT HE WANTS TO BUILD WAS ALSO STEPPING OVER THE
BOUNDS.
AT THE SAME TIME, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE DOING EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT ARE IN THE TRADITION OF WHAT OTHER PRESIDENTS HAVE DONE, AND LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF THAT.
A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA DEALT WITH THIS DECISION ABOUT WHETHER TO DO DOC OR NOT AND THEN AFTER THAT, DAPA, PRIORITIZING HOW WE WOULD ENFORCE IMMIGRATION WAS WITHIN
THE REALM OF WHAT OTHER PRESIDENTS HAD DONE IN THE PAST.
GEORGE H.W. BUSH AND OTHER PRESIDENTS.
SO I WOULD LOOK TO THE GUIDANCE OF THE PRESIDENT OF WHAT OTHER -- THE PRECEDENT OF WHAT OTHER PRESIDENTS HAD DONE AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT EXECUTIVE ORDER WOULD BE
APPROPRIATE.
I WOULD NOT USE EXECUTIVE ORDERS JUST BECAUSE WE CAN GET SOMETHING DONE IN CONGRESS.
I BELIEVE IN THE SYSTEM THAT WE HAVE.
AT THE SAME TIME, I WON’T USE EXECUTIVE ORDERS IN THE TRADITION OF WHAT PRESIDENTS HAVE DONE BEFORE, WHERE YOU SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IMPORTANT CHANGE.
THE THING IS, WE KNOW THAT IF WE WANT TO CHANGE OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN A MEANINGFUL WAY, WE CAN’T DO THAT BY EXECUTIVE ORDER.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT THROUGH THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AS EXPRESSED BY CONGRESS.
IF WE WANT SOMETHING LIKE UNIVERSAL PRE-K WHICH I HAVE ADVOCATED FOR, WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO THAT UNLESS WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS.
AND IN THAT, THERE IS ACTUALLY A CHALLENGE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
TO GET OUT THERE AND PARTICIPATE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, IN THESE CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
IT ALSO POINTS TO ANOTHER POINT I WOULD MAKE WHICH IS WE NEED TO COMPLETELY CHANGE THE WAY THAT REDISTRICTING, A DRAWING UP OF THESE LINES IS DONE IN THIS COUNTRY.
I SUPPORT LEGISLATION THAT IS IN CONGRESS RIGHT NOW TO GO TO AN INDEPENDENT OR COMMISSIONED STYLE OF REDISTRICTING, SO THAT THE POLITICIANS ARE NOT CHOOSING THEIR PEOPLE, THE PEOPLE ARE
CHOOSING THEIR POLITICIANS.
BIGGEST PART OF THE PROBLEM AND PART OF THE REASON THAT PRESIDENTS HAVE USED EXECUTIVE ORDERS MORE AND MORE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS IS BECAUSE THINGS ARE SO POLARIZED BECAUSE THESE
DISTRICTS ARE GERRYMANDERED, THAT POLITICIANS DON’T HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE OTHER SIDE.
WE NEED TO CHANGE THAT TO REDUCE THE POLARIZATION AND GET THINGS MORE IN BALANCE SO THAT CONGRESS IS ABLE TO GET THINGS DONE AND PRESIDENTS WILL FEEL LESS PRESSURE TO USE EXECUTIVE ORDERS
INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH CONGRESS.
>> ANOTHER SOCIAL MEDIA QUESTION COMING IN FROM SCOTT HATCH.
HE SAYS, AT THE NATIONAL DEBT EXCEEDS $22 TRILLION AND CANDIDATES ARE OFFERING SOCIAL PROGRAMS, HOW WOULD YOU MEET CURRENT FISCAL DEMANDS WHILE REDUCING THE DEBT?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION AND I GET THAT A LOT.
I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
NUMBER ONE, WE NEED TO GARNER MORE REVENUE, TAKE IN MORE REVENUE.
AND WE ALSO NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE CONTROLLING SPENDING.
ON THE SPENDING SIDE, I WOULD SUBJECT EVERY SINGLE DEPARTMENT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RIGOROUS SCRUTINY IN TERMS OF OUR SPENDING, INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE COST SAVINGS.
THE REVENUE SIDE, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THIS COUNTRY IS THAT OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN ASKING OR IN MORE FROM THE MIDDLE CLASS AND FROM THE WORKING POOR AND LESS AND LESS
FROM PEOPLE AT THE VERY TOP AND BIG CORPORATIONS.
YOU ALL MAY HAVE SEEN, FOR INSTANCE, A FEW WEEKS AGO IT WAS REPORTED THAT AMAZON MADE MORE THAN $11 BILLION LAST YEAR, BUT AMAZON DID NOT PAY ANY FEDERAL TAX.
THERE WERE 60 AMERICAN COMPANIES RECENTLY CITED, WELL-KNOWN COMPANIES, THE COMPANIES, BUT ALSO WERE PROFITABLE AND DOES NOT PAY ANY FEDERAL TAX.
IN FACT, SOME OF THEM HAD A NEGATIVE TAX LIABILITY BECAUSE OF THE TAX CODE.
HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN, THAT YOU AND FAMILIES OUT THERE ARE PAYING MORE FEDERAL TAX THAN AMAZON?
BECAUSE OUR TAX CODE HAS GONE IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, I WOULD NOT ONLY THE RIGOROUS ON THE SPENDING SIDE, I WOULD ALSO ENSURE THAT WE DRAW MORE REVENUE TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR A 21ST CENTURY SAFETY NET WITH
UNIVERSAL PRE-K FOR THREE RUNS AND FOUR-YEAR-OLDS, HIGHER EDUCATION.
THE 21ST CENTURY SAFETY NET THAT CAN ENSURE THAT ALL AMERICANS CAN PROSPER.
>> CAN YOU POINT TO SOMETHING YOU DID AS THE -- HUD SECRETARY TO SAVE MONEY?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OBAMA CHARGED US WITH DOING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS GOING THROUGH OUR REGULATIONS AND GETTING RID OF THOSE REGULATIONS THAT WERE OVERLY BURDENSOME AND
SOME THAT DID NOT MAKE SENSE AND AS PART OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO STREAMLINE THE ADMINISTRATION AND TO SAVE MONEY IN THE PROCESS.
>> NEXT QUESTION.
>> GOOD EVENING.
MY QUESTION IS TWO PARTS.
FIRST, I’M INTERESTED IN YOUR VISION FOR THE UNITED STATES ON THE WORLD STAGE.
THE SECOND PART, WHO DO YOU HAVE ADVISING YOU AND WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS ISSUE?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE QUESTION.
WHERE DO I START?
WITH WHAT THIS PRESIDENT HAS DONE TO THE REPUTATION, AND, I BELIEVE, TO THE STRENGTH OF THE UNITED STATES AROUND THE WORLD.
FIRST OF ALL, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE GREATEST NATION ON EARTH.
AS AMERICANS, WHEN WE WALK AROUND THE WORLD IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, THERE IS STILL A RESPECT THAT PEOPLE HAVE BECAUSE YOU ARE AN AMERICAN, AND IT MEANS SOMETHING.
IT ALWAYS SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING.
I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN LEANING ON THOSE VALUES THAT HAVE MADE THIS NATION GREAT, AND THAT WE KNOW WE ARE IMPORTANT FOR OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND OPPORTUNITY.
THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE GET ENGAGED IN UNNECESSARY OR TELEVISED CONFLICT.
WE SAW THE MISTAKE OF IRAQ.
I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL BEFORE WE EVER GO INTO ANY KIND OF MILITARY CONFLICT.
WE ALSO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE EVER DECIDE TO DO THAT, THAT WE SUMMON OUR ALLIES TO BE PART OF IT.
WE ALSO NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT IF WE EVER WITHDRAW FROM THOSE CONFLICTS.
ONE DIFFERENCE THAT OUT WITH THIS PRESIDENT IS THAT EVEN THOUGH I AGREE, AND MANY PEOPLE AGREE THAT WE NEED TO WITHDRAW FROM PLACES LIKE AFGHANISTAN AND SYRIA, THIS PRESIDENT ANNOUNCED
IT ONE DAY OVER TWITTER.
WITHOUT PROPERLY CONSULTING THE MILITARY, OUR MILITARY, OR OUR ALLIES.
WE NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL AND MORE CAREFUL THAN THAT, AND I WOULD BE.
I WOULD ALSO, AS A FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, REPAIR THE DAMAGE THIS PRESIDENT HAS DONE WITH OUR ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD.
OUR CLOSEST ALLIES, THE U.K., GERMANY, FRANCE, AND ALSO INSTITUTIONS LIKE NATO THAT HAVE HELPED KEEP US SAFER AND HAVE HELPED US PROSPER IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY.
FINALLY, I WOULD STRIKE OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS.
FOR INSTANCE, IN MEXICO AND LATIN AMERICA.
THERE WAS A BIG PAYOFF MILITARILY FOR KEEPING US SAFE AND ALSO ECONOMICALLY OVER THE YEARS WITH THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE FORGED POST WORLD WAR II IN EUROPE.
THOSE HAVE BEEN GREAT FOR THE UNITED STATES.
BUT WE HAVE NEVER TAKEN IT SERIOUSLY -- TAKEN AS SERIOUSLY OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH AND IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT NOT ONLY ON THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION, BUT ALSO BECAUSE
YOU HAVE COUNTRIES LIKE CHINA THAT ARE GOING AROUND THE WORLD TO LATIN AMERICA AND AFRICA AND FORGING THEIR OWN RELATIONSHIPS.
IT’S ESTIMATED THAT IN 2030, CHINA IS SUPPOSED WITH CLIPS THE UNITED STATES AND BECOME THE LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD.
WE NEED TO FORGE PARTNERSHIPS NOW MORE THAN EVER.
I BELIEVE THAT I CAN PLAY A UNIQUE ROLE AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT AND FORGING THOSE KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH.
FINALLY, AS TO YOUR OTHER QUESTION, DURING THE VICE PRESIDENTIAL SELECTION PROCESS THAT I WAS PART OF DURING THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, I HAD A NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WERE
CONSULTING ON FOREIGN POLICY THAT RANGE FROM PEOPLE AT UNIVERSITIES TO THINK TANKS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE SERVED OUR NATION FORUM.
I CONTINUE TO TAKE THEIR ADVICE, GET THEIR INPUT, AND ALSO READ.
READ UP ON THE ACTUAL POLICY.
PEOPLE STILL DO THAT AND IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT.
BECAUSE MY SERVICE HAS BEEN IN A DOMESTIC POLICY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO BE PREPARED TO UNDERSTAND THE FULLNESS OF THESE ISSUES, AND THAT’S WHAT I’VE BEEN DOING.
>> WE’VE GOT ABOUT 30 SECONDS.
I’M JUST CURIOUS, YOU ARE AN IDENTICAL TWIN.
WHAT THEY HAVE TO GET SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION TO YOUR BROTHER AS WELL?
>> HE’S A LITTLE BIT UGLIER THAN I AM, SO THEY CAN PROBABLY TELL US APART.
ACTUALLY, THEY ALREADY DO THAT.
THE SECRET SERVICE GIVES PROTECTION USUALLY TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS, THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT.
AND I THINK ALSO THE VICE PRESIDENT.
THE ANSWER TO THAT IS YES.
>> SO, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION ONLINE AND ON OUR MOBILE LAB B, -- BUT FOR TV, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
NEXT WEEK WILL OF SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR.
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