WE
WE ARE
WE ARE STILL WAITING ON FINAL RESULTS.
RESULTS.
RESULTS. >> THE OTHER BIG RACE EVERYONE
IS TALKING ABOUT IS THE NOW
IMPENDING RACE BETWEEN SENATOR
MARTHA McSALLY AND FORMER
ASTRONAUT MARK KELLY JOINING US
LIVE THIS MORNING FRESH OFF HIS
PRIMARY WHEN IS NOMINEE MARK
KELLY.
KELLY.
KELLY. GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, RACHEL.
>> WE WANT TO GO RIGHT TO THE
BIG TALKER ON THE CAMPAIGN
TRAIL.
TRAIL.
TRAIL. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CAMPAIGN
ADS FROM YOUR FUTURE OPPONENT,
MARTHA McSALLY, AND SHE HAS
BEEN HAMMERING YOU FOR YOUR
ROLE IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.
HER LATEST CLAIMS THAT YOU AND
A COMPANY YOU COFOUNDED, QUOTE,
RIPPED OFF TAXPAYERS.
THE $15 MILLION THAT YOU
RECEIVED FROM PIMA COUNTY, DID
IT ACTUALLY HELP THE COUNTY, IN
YOUR OPINION, AND DID WORLDVIEW
DO WHAT IT PROMISED FOR THAT
MONEY?
MONEY?
MONEY? >>
MONEY? >> WELL, LET ME SAY THIS IS THE
SAME KIND OF ATTACK IN 2018 I
THINK VOTERS ARE TIRED OF.
OF THE COUNTY IS GETTING RENT
FROM THE COMPANY WORLDVIEW AND
IT IS, THE COMPANY IS PROVIDING
REALLY GOOD, HIGH PAYING JOBS
THAT IS BRINGING MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO
SOUTHERN ARIZONA.
SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THAT IS A REALLY GOOD THING.
>> NOW THAT YOU HAVE SECURED
THIS DEMOCRATIC SENATE
NOMINATION WHAT IS YOUR MAIN
MESSAGE NOW MOVING FORWARD?
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN AS FAR AS
WHAT YOU WANT TO DO FOR
ARIZONANS?
ARIZONANS? >> WHAT, FOR THE FIRST HALF OF
THE CAMPAIGN AS I TRAVELED
THROUGH ALL 15 COUNTIES AND MET
WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES,
BUSINESS OWNERS I WAS LISTEN TO
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. I
THEM. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME DOING
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. THE
THAT. THE ISSUES THEY REALLY CARE
ABOUT ARE FOCUSED ON SEVERAL
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. ONE IS HEALTHCARE.
IF THEY HAVE A PRE-EXISTING
CONDITION OR SOMEBODY IN THEIR
FAMILY DOES DELEGATE HEALTHCARE?
IF THEY GET SICK AND THEY KEEP
IT?
IT?
IT? THE
IT? THE COST OF HEALTHCARE,
PREMIUMS, DEDUCTIBLES, CO-PAY.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE OPTIONS
SENATOR McSALLY ON MULTIPLE
OCCASIONS VOTED TO TAKE AWAY
THOSE PROTECTIONS FROM
ARIZONANS.
ARIZONANS. THAT'S A BIG DEAL FOR FAMILIES
IN OUR STATE.
THE OTHER THING IS WE HAVE GOT
A CRISIS RIGHT NOW.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS WE
HAVE AN ECONOMIC CRISIS BECAUSE
OF IT.
OF IT.
OF IT. AND THAT WE HAVE A CRISIS OF
LEADERSHIP WE HAVE GOT TO GET
OUR STATE AND COUNTRY BACK ON
TRACK.
TRACK.
TRACK. WE
TRACK. WE ARE ONLY GOING TO DO THAT IF
WE ARE WILLING TO WORK IN AN
INDEPENDENT WAY ACROSS THE
AISLE TO GET THINGS DONE FOR
ARIZONANS.
ARIZONANS. I DON'T SEE THAT IN THIS
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS.
CONGRESS. >> MARK KELLY JOINING US ON
CONGRESS -- ON "TODAY IN AZ"
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. WHEN YOU RUN FOR SENATE DURING
A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CYCLE A
LOT OF FOLKS WANT TO KNOW WHERE
YOU STAND WHEN IT COMES TO
ALIGNING IN SOME OF YOUR
BELIEFS WITH THE DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES, WHICH WE PRESUME AT
THIS POINT, WILL BE JOE BIDEN.
WHERE DO YOU AGREE WITH
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
JOE BIDEN AND ARTHUR AND ISSUES
THAT YOU DIFFERENT?
>> WELL, RYAN, YEAH.
WE AGREE ON SOME THINGS.
WE PROBABLY DISAGREE ON OTHERS.
THINGS THAT WE AGREE ON WE'VE
GOT TO GET THE ECONOMY BACK ON
TRACK.
TRACK.
TRACK. WE
TRACK. WE NEED LEADERSHIP AT THE
HIGHEST LEVEL.
HIGHEST LEVEL. WE HAVE A FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP
IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND IN
CONGRESS. OUR ROLE IN THE
WORLD IS KIND OF UNCLEAR. THE
RELATIONSHIP THAT WE HAVE WITH
OUR ALLIES HAVE, IN MY OPINION
AND I THINK IN THE VICE
PRESIDENT'S HAVE BEEN DAMAGED.
WE'VE GOT BE WILLING, BOTH
PARTIES NEED TO BE WILLING TO
WORK TOGETHER.
WORK TOGETHER. IF ELECTED TO THE UNITED STATES
SENATE I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING
WITH BOTH DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS TO TRY TO SOLVE
SOME OF THESE DIFFICULT
CHALLENGES.
CHALLENGES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT NOT A
LOT OF FOLKS HAVE BEEN GOING TO
THE UNITED STATES SENATE.
I'M A VETERAN, AN ENGINEER, I
WAS AN ASTRONAUT FOR 15 YEARS,
AND I HAVE A HISTORY OF TRYING
TO SOLVE HARD PROBLEMS BY
WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM WE
DON'T SEE THAT TEAMWORK OUT OF
WASHINGTON, DC ANYMORE.
>> WE WANT TO ASK YOU ONE MORE
THING THIS MORNING.
WE JUST HEARD THAT YOU ARE
BEING ASKED TO DEBATE MARTHA
McSALLY COMING UP. DO YOU HAVE
A REACTION TO THAT AND WOULD
YOU BE WILLING TO DEBATE HER?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. WE WILL HAVE SOME DEBATES. I'M
LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM.
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE
TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES.
ABOUT HOW SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
ARE STRUGGLING. HOW FOLKS HAVE
LOST THEIR JOBS THROUGH NO
FAULT OF THEIR OWN.
AND HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET OUR
STATE AND COUNTRY BACK ON TRACK
, THESE ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SPEAKING TO
SENATOR McSALLY ABOUT THEM.
>> CAPTAIN MARK KELLY,