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>>> BETWEEN NOW AND ELECTION DAY 207 WILL RUN INTERVIEWS WITH THE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR
THE U.S. SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
WE BEGIN WITH J ALLEN A
REPUBLICAN WHOSE CHALLENGING
THE INCUMBENT IN THE FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
SHE IS A FAMILY PHYSICIAN IN
NEW HARBOR.4@4@4@
HE SAID HE IS RUNNING 4@BECAUSE
WHEN HE WAS AN OFFICER IN THE
ARMY HE DIDN'T LIKE THE
DIRECTION THE COUNTRY WAS GOING
IN.
>> I TOOK AN OATH TO DEFEND THE
CONSTITUTION SO I FELT I NEEDED
TO DO STAND UP AND DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
>> WHAT IS THE NUMBER ONE
ISSUE?
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES.
FROM MY PERSPECTIVE PROBABLY
THE 4@BIGGEST ONE IS FISCAL
RESPONSIBILITY.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE
REFORM.
THE REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS
HAVE TRIED TO APPEAL4@4@ OBAMAC
PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS TO REPEAL
THAT.
IS THAT A POSITION YOU FAVOR?
>> YES.
IT HAS NOT DONE WHAT IT IS
SUPPOSED TO DO.
IT IS INCREASED COST.
THE OTHER THING IT DID WAS TAKE
AWAY4@4@4@4@4@ INDIVIDUAL CHOIC
IT IS INCREASED COST. THE OTHER THING IT DID WAS TAKE AWAY4@4@4@4@4@ INDIVIDUAL CHOIC@
INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY.
>> THE REPUBLICANS HAVE NOT
PRESENTED AN ALTERNATIVE.
THEY HAVE TRIED TO GET RID OF
OBAMACARE BUT 4@THEY HAVE NEVER
PUT FORWARD AN ALTERNATIVE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID HE WOULD
BUT HAS 4@NOT DONE SO.
WHAT SORT OF PROGRAM WOULD YOU
PUT FORWARD?
>> SOME OF THE THINGS THAT SHE
HAS DONE SOME THINGS.
ONE THING WAS PRICE
TRANSPARENCY WHICH IS A KE4@Y
FACTOR IN HEALTHCARE REFORM.
IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO KNOW THE
COST OF THEIR CARE TO HELP THEM
MAKE WISE DECISIONS.
ANOTHER THING PROPOSED IS
INCREASING THE SCOPE AND
AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS.
THAT WOULD ALLOW THE PATIENT TO
HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER4@ THEIR
HEALTHCARE DOLLARS4@ SO INSTEAD
OF HAVING TO GO THROUGH PRIOR
AUTHORIZATION THEY CAN APPROVE
IT FROM THERE HEALTH SAVINGS
ACCO4@UNT.
>> OBVIOUSLY,4@4@4@ HOW DO YOU
ABOUT WEARING FACE MASKS?
>> I THINK HEALTHY PEOPLE
SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO WEAR
FACE MASKS.
THEY TALK ABOUT THE
ASYMPTOMATIC SPREADERS.
EVEN THOSE ARE VERY LOW IN
NUMBER.4@4@4@4@4@
THE VAST MAJORITY OF PEOPLE
WEARING MASKS ARE HEALTHY.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE FORCED TO
WEAR A FACE MASK.
>> THIS IS NOT WHAT WE ARE
HEARING FROM THE VAST MAJORITY
OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE
WORKERS.
THEY SAY IT IS THE MOST
EFFECTIVE THING THAT ALL OF US
CAN DO. 4@4@
WHAT DO YOU KNOW THAT THEY
DON'T?
>> THE NUMBERS IN MAINE.
MY COUNTY HAS TWO ACTIVE CASES.
IF YOU SAY THAT'S 10% OF THE
INFECTED PEOPLE THAT MEANS
THERE ARE 20 ACTIVE CASES.
THERE ARE 1400 PEOPLE IN OUR
COUNTY.4@4@4@
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR ALL
OF THEM TO BE WEARING MASKS.
THE FACE MASK PREVENTS SPREAD
IF YOU ACTUALLY HAVE THE VIRUS
TO SPREAD.
>> IN OTHER 4@STATES WE HAVE SE
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NOT BEEN
WEARING MASKS4@4@4@ 4@TO THE DE
THEY HAVE IN MAINE AND THE
RATES OF INFECTION ARE MUCH
HIGHER.
DOESN'T THAT MAKE YOU THINK 4@
THAT MAINE IS DOING SOMETHING
RIGHT AND OTHER STATES ARE
DOING SOMETHING WRONG?
>> NO.
IF YOU LOOK AT NEW HAMPSHIRE,
THEY HAVE VERY CLOSE
DEMOGRAPHICS.
I THINK IT IS DEMOGRAPHICS MORE
THAN ANYTHING ELSE.
THEY HAVE NOT MANDATED FACE
MASKS AND THEY HAVE VERY
SIMILAR RATES TO US.
IT IS NOT THE POLICIES, IT IS
THE LOCATION.
>> LET ME ASK YOU 4@ABOUT YOUR
CAMPAIGN AND WHETHER PEOPLE
KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
>> THEY DON'T.
>> ANY COMMUNITY, JUST IN ON A
STREET CORNER AND4@4@4@4@4@ HOW
PEOPLE WOULD KNOW WHO YOU WERE
AND WHAT YOU WERE DOING?
>> VERY FEW.
WE ARE WORKING ON THAT.
WE ARE GETTING OUR NAME OUT.
PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT US ON
FACEBOOK NOW AND WE ARE
STARTING TO GET SOME MEDIA 4@
ATTENTION.
THAT IS HE4@LPING OUT.
THAT IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I
FACE IS THAT PEOPLE JUST DON'T
KNOW WHO I AM.
>> 4@REPUBLICANS HAVE BEEN
CRITICAL BECAUSE YOUR OPPONENT
HAS NOT LIVED HER ENTIRE LIFE
IN THIS STATE.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED HERE?
>> CLOSE TO FOUR YEARS.
>> THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HAS
BEEN SYRACUSE4@. IS A REASONABL
THAT YO4@U CAN REPRESENT THE
DISTRICT WELL HAVING LIVED HERE
FOR SUCH A SHORT TIME?
>> I HAVE4@4@4@ LIVED HERE LONG
TH4@EN SHE. 4@
SHE IS LIVED IN DC AND STARTED
TO ADOPT DC VALUES. 4@
SHE 4@DOESN'T THINK LIKE SOMEON
FROM MAINE 4@ANYMORE.
I'M NOT FROM HERE BUT 4@I CARRY
THOSE VALUES.
>> CAN YOU