>>
>> VETERANS HAVE AN OATH TO
THEY PUT THE COUNTRY'S INTERESTS
AHEAD OF THEIR OWN.
BIPARTISANSHIP.
WE HELP LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD
FOR THOSE VETERANS WHO DON'T
THESE VETERANS ARE ANSWERING THE
CALL TO SERVE AGAIN.
OF YOUNGER VETERANS ON A MISSION
TO INCREASE THE NUMBER MUCH
VETERANS SERVING IN THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS.
WITH HONOR IS THE ORGANIZATION
JOINING ME NOW IS THEIR
HONOR", I WANT YOUR TAKE ON WHY
THAN EVER BEFORE.
>> THANKS, GILLUP.
BETTER REPRESENTATION IN THE
UNITED STATES CONGRESS IS
ACTUALLY AT AN ALL-TIME LOW.
IT'S UNDER 20%.
AND NOT LONG AGO IT WAS ALMOST
OVER 70%.
AND OF COURSE, CONGRESS IS A
COMPLETE MESS AND MAYBE AT
ALL-TIME HIGHS FOR DYSFUNCTION
AND PARTISANSHIP AND
POLARIZATION, AND SO WHAT "WITH
HONOR" IS DOING, MEN AND WOMEN I
SERVED WITH, SERVED AFTER 9/11
WHO CAN PUT PRINCIPLES BEFORE
POLITICS AND FOCUS WORKING
AND GETTING SOMETHING DONE MORE
THAN SELF-INTEREST.
GILLIAN: SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.
IT SEEMS LIKE YOU GUYS FEEL
MAYBE IT'S A LINK BETWEEN LACK
OF REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
CONGRESS.
MAYBE IF WE CAN GET SOME VETERAN
VOICES THERE, IT CAN SMOOTH OVER
>> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT AND
WE'VE SEEN RESEARCH FROM THE
LOOKED AT VETERANS VERSUS
NONVETERANS OVER THE LAST 50
YEARS AND SHOW THAT VETERANS ARE
MORE CROSS PARTISAN IN NATURE.
THAT'S NOT A HUGE SURPRISE.
WHEN I SERVED IN THE MARINE
CORPS, I DIDN'T KNOW THE
POLITICAL AFFILIATION OF MOST OF
THE GUYS AND GIRLS I SERVED
WITH, AND IT'S WHY THE
REPRESENTATION IS SO LOW, THE
COSTS TO RUN FOR OFFICE ARE
OUTRAGEOUS, AND IT'S REALLY
INACCESSIBLE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE
ANSWERING THAT CALL.
THE GOOD NEWS, THERE ARE OVER
100 NEXT GENERATION VETERANS
RUNNING FOR HOUSE SEATS ALONE
ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
THESE ARE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WANT
TO SERVE AGAIN.
GILLIAN: TELL HOW YOU HELP THE
FOLKS.
WITH HONOR DOESN'T GO OUT THERE
AND THROW MONEY AT THEM.
YOU HELP THEN DEVELOP SMART,
SENSIBLE PLANS AND SET
THEMSELVES UP FOR SUCCESS IN THE
POLITICAL ARENA.
TELL US ABOUT SOME OF THAT WORK
YOU DO, ALSO.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, WE'RE FOCUSED
25 TO 35 AMERICANS WHO ARE
RUNNING OUT OF THAT GROUP OF
OVER 100 ACROSS THE UNITED
STATES IN COMPETITIVE RACES AND
WEBSITE, AT WITHHONOR.ORG AND
IT'S BASED ON CHARACTER, THREE
VALUES, INTEGRITY, CIVILITY AND
COURAGE.
THAT INCLUDES THE COURAGE TO
WORK ACROSS THE AISLE AND GET
THINGS DONE AND DO SPECIFICALLY
CO-SPONSOR, A PIECE OF
LEGISLATION EACH YEAR WITH
SOMEBODY FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
MEET WITH SOMEBODY FROM THE
THIS IS, AGAIN, NO SURPRISE THAT
DYSFUNCTION IN CONGRESS IS NEAR
RECORD HIGH.
NO ONE INDIVIDUAL ALONE IS GOING
TO SOLVE IT AND WHETHER THEY'RE
A VETERAN OR NOT, BUT WITH A
GROUP, AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE
ARE FOCUSED ON PUTTING THE
COUNTRY FIRST, BECAUSE THE
CONGRESS IS SO POLL LAHR--
POLARIZED
POLARIZE
POLARIZED.
GILLIAN: WE'RE IN OUR 15TH, 16TH
YEAR AT WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST,
AND BEFORE WE SHELL OUT DOLLARS
AND PEOPLE FIGHTING.
IF FOLKS AT HOME WANT TO GET
INVOLVED, IT'S THE HOLIDAY
SEASON, COMING UP TO THE END OF
THE YEAR, I'M SURE YOU HAVE END
OF THE YEAR GOALS.
HOW CAN FOLKS GET INVOLVED?
WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAN FOLKS AT
HOME DO TO GET INVOLVED IN THE
ORGANIZATION?
>> WE'RE RAISING MONEY FOR THESE
ELECTIONS, WE'D LIKE SUPPORT.
WE'D LIKE YOU TO BE A PART OF
THE NEW SURGE OF AMERICAN VETS
RUNNING ACROSS THE VETS
WITHHONOR.ORG AND IN JANUARY
WE'LL ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST WAVE OF
ENDORSEMENTS, WE HAVE PRIMARIES
COMING UP AS EARLY AS MARCH IN