WE'RE HERE WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION, AMY KLOBUCHAR.
YOU'VE CALLED MEDICARE FOR ALL A PIPE DREAM AND SAID, "I AM NOT
FOR FREE FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE."
WHERE ARE YOU SWINGING FOR THE FENCES?
BECAUSE THOSE ARE BIG PROGRESSIVE IDEAS.
AND I'M SURE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.
BUT WHAT ARE YOUR BIG PROGRESSIVE IDEAS?
WHAT'S GOING TO EXCITE PEOPLE WITH YOUR AMBITION.
>> OKAY, WELL, LET'S START WITH THIS, AND THAT IS REVERSING THE
DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE RIGHT NOW.
AND BEING-- TAKING THIS ON IN A BIG WAY.
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>> Stephen: IN WHAT WAY?
SPECIFICALLY WHAT WOULD DO YOU?
>> I WOULD GET US BACK INTO THE INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE CHANGE
AGREEMENT ON DAY ONE.
ON DAY TWO, BRING BACK THE CLEAN POWER RULES.
ON DAY THREE, THE GAS MILEAGE STANDARDS, AND DAY FOUR,
SWEEPING LEGISLATION TO REVERSE GREENHOUSE GASES.
WE CAN DO THIS.
IMMIGRATION REFORM.
GETTING IMMIGRATION REFORM DONE IN ONE YEAR.
GUN SAFETY.
WE'VE ALREADY SEEN A CHANGE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WE'VE SEEN THOSE BILLS.
THEY'RE SITTING ON MITCH McCONNELL'S DESK, AND HE NEEDS
TO GO.
WHEN WE CAN GET THIS DONE.
>> Stephen: WHEN YOU SAY "IMMIGRATION REFORM"--
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"IMMIGRATION REFORM."
>> I DON'T THINK IT IS.
IT'S A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP.
>> Stephen: THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW.
WHAT'S INCLUDED.
>> PEOPLE WHO FOLLOW THE LAW AND WANT TO WORK HERE AND STAY HERE.
THE LAST BILL WE PASSED WAS OVER A 10-YEAR PERIOD.
AND INSTEAD OF TALKING ABOUT-- ALL HE DOES IT TALK ABOUT THE
BORDER.
WE SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON THE FACT THAT IMMIGRANTS DON'T
DIMINISH AMERICA.
THEY ARE AMERICA.
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WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE, TAKING ON THE PHARMACEUTICAL
INDUSTRY, BRINGING DOWN PREMIUMS WITH SOMETHING THAT BARACK OBAMA
WANTED TO DO FROM THE BEGINNING, WHICH IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC
OPTION.
SO TO BRING DOWN, THEN COMPETES WITH THE OTHER PRIVATE INSURANCE
COMPANIES.
AND THEN WHEN IT COMES TO COLLEGE, YEAH, I WOULD DOUBLE
THE PELL GRANTS-- WHICH IS NOT LOANS, FOR FAMILIES MAKING UP TO
$100,000 A YEAR.
FREE ONE- AND TWO-YEAR DEGREES, BECAUSE THAT'S THE FASTEST
RISING DEGREES.
AND, NO, I WOULDN'T PAY FOR RICH KIDS TO GO TO COLLEGE.
SORRY.
YEAH, I JUST EYE DON'T THINK THAT --
>> Stephen: I ALL RIGHT WENT.
I ALREADY WENT!
>> I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT IDEAS.
THAT'S ALL THERE IS.
THEY ARE STILL PROGRESSIVE IDEAS, AND I'VE GOT THE TRACK
RECORD OF GETTING THEM DONE.
I HAVE PASSED OVER 100 BILLS SINCE I GOT TO THE SENATE.
>> Stephen: NOW, YOU ACTUALLY SAID RECENTLY THAT YOU THOUGHT--
OR LAST YEAR YOU SAID YOU THINK THAT AL FRANKEN, YOUR FRIEND,
FORMER SENATOR FROM MINNESOTA, HAS A THIRD ACT.
>> UH-HUH.
>> Stephen: IN HIM.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HE RECENTLY APPEARED AT POLITI-CON.
WHAT DO YOU THINK HE HAS TO OFFER STILL?
DO YOU THINK IT'S TIME FOR AL TO COME BACK?
>> I THINK HE CAN COME BACK ENERGY WAYS BESIDES RUNNING FOR
OFFICE.
AND HE'S NEVER TALKED TO ME ABOUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE, AND HE
MADE HIS OWN DECISION TO STEP DOWN FROM THE SENATE.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO SERVE.
HE RECENTLY HELPED A TRIBAL SCHOOL, AN INDIAN SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL WAS SO DECREPIT.
IT WAS LITERALLY FALLING APART.
AND HE HELPED LEAD THE EFFORT TO GET THE FEDERAL MONEY TO BUILD
THAT SCHOOL, AND HE'S RAISED THE MONEY FOR BOOKS FOR THAT SCHOOL.
THERE ARE WAYS TO SERVE AFTER YOU LEAVE OFFICE AND THAT'S WHAT
HE'S DOING NOW.
>> Stephen: THERE'S A CARTOON OVER ON SHOWTIME CALLED "OUR
CARTOON PRESIDENT" AND THIS PART SEASON YOU WERE ONE OF THE STARS
OF THE SHOW.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU'VE SEEN IT, BUT WE HAVE A LITTLE
EXAMPLE OF YOUR CARTOON CHARACTER.
NOT YOU, OBVIOUSLY.
SENATOR.
>> LIFT YOUR BALLS OFF THE GROUND, AND SHOVE OFF BACK TO
SCRANTON BEFORE I CRAM YOU INTO THE LUGGAGE RACK OF AN AMTRAK
AND SEND YOU THERE!
AND NOT THE ACELL AJOE!
THE NORTHEAST REGIONAL!
WHAT!
COME AT ME!
>> Stephen: NOW, HOW ACCURA ACCURATE--
>> THAT WOULD BE--
THEY WOULD PROBABLY PUT THAT UP ON FACEBOOK, BUT NOT OTHER
PLACES.
SO-- BUT IT WAS VERY FUNNY.
AND THE-- I WILL SAY THAT THE ACCENTS IS KIND OF THAT FARGO
ACCENT THAT WE LIKE.
SO, AND THAT WE NEED TO WIN THE TICKET IN THE HEARTLAND, AND WIN
PENNSYLVANIA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN.
WE CAN DO IT.
I CAN DO IT.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD-- WE ARE GOING TO BUILD A BLUE WALL
AROUND THOSE STATES AND MAKE DONALD TRUMP PAY FOR IT.
THAT IS OUR PLAN.
>> Stephen: SENATOR, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
GOOD LUCK IN TWO WEEKS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR, EVERYBODY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.