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>> WELL THIS WEEK HAS BEEN
A WHIRLWIND ON CAPITOL HILL A
LOT GOING ON AND HAS HUGE
IMPLICATIONS ON OUR COMMUNITY
TO HELP BREAK IT ALL DOWN
JOINING US IN TODAY’S LEADING
SA SEGMENT IS REPUBLICAN
CONGRESSMAN TONY GONZALEZ.
GOOD MORNING CONGRESSMAN THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR HAVING
ME CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO OUR
VIEWERS WHAT EXACTLY THE DEBT
CEILING AS WE HEAR ABOUT IT A
LOT AND SO FROM YOUR
PERSPECTIVE.
>> WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE DEBT
CEILING, THIS WEEK AND WHAT
COULD HAPPEN IN DECEMBER.
>> HERE BEFORE WE GET THE DEBT
CEILING UTSA 6 AND NO WORD ON
WE’RE EXCITED
ABOUT THAT. SO ON TO THE DEBT
CEILING, THE DEBT CEILING
CEILING IS ESSENTIALLY
THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF MONEY THE
UNITED STATES CAN
CAN BORROW UTILIZING BARNES AND
THE DANGER IN THE FALL TEAM
ON ANY LOAN IS IT WILL IMPACT
ALL OF US.
CERTAINLY WILL IMPACT THE STOCK
MARKET CERTAINLY
ONE PACK. OUR SAVINGS AND
THINGS OF THAT NATURE,
SO IT’S IMPORTANT THAT IN
WASHINGTON WE ENSURE THAT THE
DEBT CEILING DOES NOT DEFAULT.
SO WHAT DOES THE LEVEL OF BIPARTISANSHIP OR LACK THERE OF LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW AND HOW DO
YOU SEE THAT IMPASSE.
>> ACTING THE PROPOSED SPENDING
BILL AND SUBSEQUENT
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL AS WELL.
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S
DIFFICULT UP ON THE HILL AND
LOOK MY MY GOOD FRIEND, RICK
WHERE IT’S GOING TO BE ON LATER
HE’S GREAT TO WORK WITH WE WORK
TOGETHER ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS BUT THE REALITY IS UP IN
WASHINGTON DEMOCRATS CONTROL
EVERYTHING THEY CONTROL THE
HOUSE, THEY CONTROL THE SENATE
AND THE WHITE HOUSE SO WHEN
YOU’RE THE PARTY IN POWER.
IT IS YOUR JOB TO ENSURE THAT
THE DAY THE DEBT CEILING AND
OTHER GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONS DO
NOT GET THE FAULT. IT.
THEY COULD THEY COULD PASS THIS
WITHOUT HAVING A REPUBLICAN
VOTE LIKE MANY THINGS THAT THEY
CAN PASS WITHOUT HAVING THE
REPUBLICAN VOTE. SO YOU KIND OF
TOUCHED ON IT YOU
KNOW IN.
>> THE CASE OF POSSIBLE DEFAULT
BUT WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR
PEOPLE IN AROUND OUR COMMUNITY.
WE HEAR THESE STORIES
AND WE SEE IT ON CAPITOL HILL
WE SEE IT FROM A NATIONAL
PERSPECTIVE BUT WHAT YOU PEOPLE
HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, WHY SHOULD
THEY CARE.
>> YOU KNOW YOU SEE THESE
NUMBERS YOU SEE OUR DEBT OUR
DEBT LIMIT OUR OUR NATIONAL
DEBT NUMBERS AND THEY’RE JUST
THROUGH THE ROOF THERE
TRILLIONS OF SOMEONE’S S OF IT.
IT IS PLAY MONEY, BUT IT’S NOT
PLAY MONEY.
WHAT IF ONE THING THAT THIS
DOES IT GETS BOTH LAWMAKER ALL
LAWMAKERS TO COME TOGETHER AND
HAVE A DISCUSSION ON SPENDING
AS WELL, YOU KNOW JUST
CENTRALLY GO YOU KNOW IT IN
YOUR HOUSEHOLD AND IF YOUR
SPOUSE OR YOU ARE SPENDING TOO
MUCH MONEY. YOU HAVE THAT
UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION TO
GO WHAT ARE WE SPENDING OUR
MONEY ON IF THIS IF DEBT LIMIT
IS AN INCREASE.
WHAT’S MORE WE’RE GOING TO SEE
IS A DEFAULT WHICH WILL IMPACT
EVERYBODY LAST THING ANY OF US
WANT TO SEE.
>> SO YOUR DISTRICT COVERS THE
BORDER, SO WHAT ARE YOU SEEING
OVER THERE RIGHT NOW AND WHAT
WAS YOUR REACTION TO THE
CANCELLATION OF THE BORDER
WALL, A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
>> SURE I I REPRESENT 42% OF THE SOUTHERN BORDER. I’VE BEEN I’VE BEEN AT THE BORDER OVER
AND OVER AGAIN.
IT IS LITERALLY AS BAD AS I’VE
EVER SEEN IT AND SADLY I
BELIEVE IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET
WORSE. AND YOU KNOW IT’S
UNFORTUNATE THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS IT REALLY
PUT THE THE RESOURCES, IT’S
NEEDED. YOU KNOW CANCELING THE
WALL IS IS
A DESTRUCTIVE EVERY EVERY
BORDER EXPERT TELLS ME WE NEED
3 THINGS YOU KNOW
WALL STRUCTURE. WE NEED
TECHNOLOGY AND WE NEED MORE
BOOTS ON GROUND. THIS
ADMINISTRATION HAS FAILED TO DO
ANY OF THOSE SO I URGE THEM TO
PLEASE GET INVOLVED BEFORE
THINGS CONTINUE TO SPIRAL OUT
OF CONTROL.
>> NOW ANOTHER PART OF YOUR
DISTRICT IS VAN HORN EXCITING
WEEK THERE THIS WEEK, THE BLUE
ORIGIN LAWN SET SO WHAT IS IT
REALLY MEANT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS
WE’VE BEEN HERE ABOUT 5 YEARS
NOW.
>> THAT’S PRETTY AMAZING LOOK
WE’RE ABOUT TO SEND CAPTAIN
KIRK IN THE SPACE
FOR REAL, YOU KNOW, AND THAT’S
HAPPENING IN VAN HORN TEXAS I
THINK IT’S IT’S AMAZING YOU
KNOW THAT AND SO THE FACT THAT
INNOVATION HAS PUSHED US TO
THIS POINT TO WHERE AMERICA’S
LEADING ON THE SPACE FRONT.
I THINK IT’S VERY EXCITING
YOU’RE GOING TO START YOU’RE
GOING TO SEE MORE OF THIS SPACE
TRAVEL HAPPENED REGULARLY WHICH
I THINK IS IMPORTANT WE ALSO
CAN’T LOSE SIGHT OF THE DAY
TODAY THINGS
ARE HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT
AS WELL LIKE IMMIGRATION LIKE
OR STURDY LIKE ENSURING THAT
OUR DEBT
LIMIT DOESN’T A LAPSE AND
IMPACT EVERYBODY BUT IT’S VERY
EXCITING ON BAD FOR TEXAS IF I
COULD DO ONE THING IT WOULD
CHANGE THEM THEIR MASCOT FROM
THE BAND, THE EAGLES TO THE VAN
HORN
SPACED RICANS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US. CONGRESSMAN
GONZALEZ WE REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR TIME GO ROADRUNNERS
AND ALSO COMING UP AT 8.30
WE’RE GOING TO HAVE CONGRESSMAN
QUAY ARE I’M TALKING ABOUT ALL
YOU AS MORE INFORMATION IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR US REPORTING IN SEGUIN JONATHAN CAUGHT THEM
KSAT 12 NEWS.
>> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU JOHN
WE’LL BE CHECKING IN WITH YOU
THROUGHOUT THE MORNING WILL
EARLIER THIS MORNING ON AM
VERSION OF LEADING WE SPOKE
WITH REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN
TONY GONZALEZ WE TALK ABOUT THE
DEBT CEILING, THE SPENDING BILL
AND THE BORDER.
>> SO TO GET THE DEMOCRAT
PERSPECTIVE IN JOINING US IN
OUR 08:30AM LEADING SA SEGMENT
IS CONGRESSMAN HENRY CLAY ARE
THANK YOU SO MUCH CONGRESSMAN
FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK SARAH THANK
MONTHS.
>> WELL THERE’S A LOT TO TALK
ABOUT WITH THE DEBT CEILING
ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST WEEK
FROM MY UNDERSTANDING
THE SITUATION’S KIND OF JUST
BEEN KICKED DOWN THE ROAD.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENS IN
DECEMBER.
>> YOU KNOW I WISH YOU WERE NOT
BEING KICKED DOWN THE ROAD
BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE
DEBT CEILING. IT’S TO RAISE IT SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BORROW THE MONEY FOR WHAT’S BEEN SPENT
FOR
PRESIDENT TRUMP. ADDED
7 TRILLION DOLLARS TO THE DEAD
DOING THIS FOR
YEAR SO WE HAVE TO PAY THAT THE
END OF THE DEAD HAVE BEEN
ACCUMULATED BY BOTH DEMOCRATS
AND REPUBLICANS YOU KNOW GUESS
YOU KNOW MAX UNCERTAIN, WHAT
HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T PAY YOUR
DEBTS, YOUR CREDIT RATING TO IS
THE FACT THAT THE SAME THING
HAPPENS TO THE UNITED STATES,
YOU KNOW THAT THE WORLD IS
WATCHING THIS AND SAY WHAT’S
HAPPENING IN THE IN THE UNITED
STATES. SO WE’VE GOT TO MAKE
SURE WE PAY OUR DEBTS AND
BECAUSE OTHERWISE THAT’S GOING
TO HAVE A RIPPLE EFFECT
FROM ANYBODY THAT HAS ANY
STATEMENTS OR MUTUAL FUNDS
THAT’S GOING TO
BE AFFECTED. EVERY INDIVIDUAL
AND NOT THAT COUNTRY AS A
WHOLE.
>> WE KIND OF JUST TOUCHED ON
IT THERE SO WHY SHOULD PEOPLE
IN SAN ANTONIO AND OUR
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES CARE
ABOUT THE SITUATION.
>> YOU
KNOW IF THE CREDIT TO FIX IT
WAS AT THAT THAT IS THE UNITED
STATES IF SOMETHING HAPPENS
THAT WE DON’T PAY
THE DEBT THAT WILL HAVE A
RIPPLE EFFECT IT WOULD GO AHEAD
AFFECT THE STOCK MARKET TO DO
IT
AFFECTED ME OF MUTUAL FUNDS
RATE THE SAVINGS THAT ANYBODY
WOULD HAPPEN WITH BAD HAPPENS
WHEN THAT HAPPENS THAT AFFECTS
THE INDIVIDUAL IN THAT MEANS THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN SAVINGS AND THAT REPERCUSSION
YOU KNOW THOSE RIPPLE EFFECTS
ACROSS THE NOT ONLY THE
THE LOCAL BUT ACROSS THE NATION
AND ACROSS THE WORLD. IF THE
UNITED STATES WOULD PAY ITS
THAT BUT I’LL TELL YOU
SOMETHING YOU KNOW I AGREE WITH
CONGRESS THE TIMING AND SIZE OF
WORK THAT
HE AND I HAVE WORKED ON MANY
THINGS THAT I CAN TELL YOU WE
BOTH UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO
ADDRESS THAT 378 BN DOLLARS
THAT WE PAY EVERY
NEW YEAR’S ON ITS FIRST IMAGINE
THE INTEREST THAT WE’RE PAYING
RIGHT NOW 378 BILLION DOLLARS A
YEAR. WE’VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT THIS DEAD, BUT IT’S GOT
UP, WE’VE GOT TO KEEP
IN MIND, LET’S NOT MAKE A
DEMOCRAT OR A REPUBLICAN
BECAUSE IT’S BEEN ADDED BY BOTH
DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICANS LIKE I
SAID PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDED
7 TRILLION DOLLARS TO THE DEAD.
IN JUST 4 YEARS SO IT’S BOTH
DEMOCRAT TO REPUBLICAN TO HAVE
TO
WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THAT
ISSUE THAT
WE HAVE.
>> HAS BEEN A CONTENTIOUS WEEK
ON CAPITOL HILL TO SAY THE
LEAST A SPENDING BILL ANOTHER
BIG POINT OF CONTENTION WE’VE
SEEN THE NUMBER RANGE FROM 3.5
TRILLION DOLLARS TO ONE 0.5
TRILLION DOLLARS AND
NOT TO GET OUR VIEWERS CONFUSED
AT THE 1 TRILLION DOLLAR
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WHICH COULD
HAPPEN AFTER THE SPENDING BILL
SO WHAT IS THE LANDSCAPE LOOK
LIKE
RIGHT NOW AND IN TERMS OF THE
SPENDING BILL AND
INFRASTRUCTURE BILL IF THEY GET
PAST WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN FOR
SAN ANTONIO.
>> WELL FIRST OF ALL THE ONE
0.2 TRILLION DOLLARS WOULD
BRING 30 BILLION DOLLARS.
>> TO THE STATE
OF TEXAS. THAT MEANS THAT THE
SAN ANTONIO AREA, THE
TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT WOULD
GET A LOT OF MONEY THAT WOULD
COME INTO OUR AREA, HUNDREDS
AND HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
WORK ON OUR ROADS,
OUR BRIDGES, ROCK BAND AND OF
COURSE WATER LIGHTS WE HAVE TO
ADDRESS THE WATER LINES.
THE OTHER THING IS BRINGS MONEY
TO
THE AIRPORT AND THAT’S
IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE WANT TO
SEE THE SENATE OR THE AIRPORT
ROAD. SO YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT
BROADBAND HIGHWAYS WATER
INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL BE
IMPORTANT THAT’S THE FIRST BIT
OF A
SECOND BILL EVERYBODY TALKS
ABOUT 3.5 TRILLION DOLLARS UP
TO THE MAX AND SIR.
I WAS NOT IN THE ROOM WHEN
SOMEBODY CAME UP WITH 3.5
TRILLION DOLLARS. SO PEOPLE GOT
THAT NUMBER AND THEY WANT TO
FILL IT UP WITH TAXES AND THEY
WANT TO FILL IT UP
WITH SPENDING. THAT’S NOT THE
WAY WE DO A BUDGET WE LOOK AT
WHAT ARE THE NECESSITY SO WE
NEED TO LOOK AT IT. WHAT CAN
WE AFFORD AND THEN WE
ADDRESS THAT DO I BELIEVE IN
PRE K OF COURSE I DO DO I
BELIEVE IN TAKING CARE OF OUR
SENIORS AND POSSIBLY, YES, BUT
I ALSO BELIEVE IN HAVING
MEETINGS AS AN ACCOUNTABILITY.
WE JUST CAN’T DO SOMETHING
WITH THAT HAVE AN
ACCOUNTABILITY MEANS THAT WE’RE
GOING TO GET THERE.
I CAN TELL YOU IT IS NOT
3.5 TRILLION DOLLARS. SO
CONGRESSMAN YOU RECENTLY TALKED
ABOUT THE U.S. MEXICO SECURITY
RELATIONSHIP YOU TALKED ABOUT
MODERNIZATION AND STEPS GOING
FORWARD.
>> SO WHAT IS THE ISSUE RIGHT
NOW AND WHAT ARE YOU URGING TO
BE DONE.
>> YOU KNOW, I WAS INVOLVED IN
2000 A DAY WITH A FRIEND OF
BASTER
20 GOT SEPT AND REGRET THE
JACKETS AND AS WE WORKED ON THE
MANY PLAN THAT WE HAVE
THIS SECURITY THAT WE HELP
PROVIDE MEXICO. A LOT OF THINGS
HAVE CHANGED JUST LIKE THE
TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
U.S. AND MEXICO NAFTA. WE NOW
HAVE AN APP THAT
2 POINT OH BECAUSE AGAIN THINGS
CHANGE SO WE HAVE TO ADDRESS
THE ISSUES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
STOP THE DRUGS
AND MAKE SURE THAT WE STOP THE
CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN
MEXICO. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
MEXICO WANTS ALSO IS THEY WANT
GUNS FROM THE UNITED STATES,
ESPECIALLY THE STATE OF TEXAS,
THOSE
HIGH POWER WEAPONS ARE GOING TO
MEXICO BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THE
DRUG CARTELS.
USE SO WERE DRAFTED THE
DRESSING THAT AND I CERTAINLY
WANT TO GET INVOLVED AS A
MEMBER OF THE ONLINE
APPROPRIATIONS IN THAT
PARTICULAR AREA. BUT ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT HE’S BEEN A LOT OF
TIME WAS THAT HE SPENT TIME ON
THIS
IMMIGRATION ISSUE BECAUSE WE’RE
SEEING PEOPLE COME IN INTO THE
UNITED STATES. I WOULD
SAY THAT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT
PRESIDENT TRUMP THAT BACK IN
2014 2015, THEY ENCOURAGE AND THEY GOT MEXICO TO ACTUALLY STOP MORE PEOPLE ON THE
SOUTHERN BORDER. AND I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THIS
MORE PEOPLE ON THE SOUTHERN
BORDER WITH GUATEMALA THEM WHAT
THE U.S.
BORDER PATROL WAS STOPPED IN ON
THE U.S. BORDER, SO THERE ARE
WAYS THAT WE CAN ENGAGE MEXICO
AND OTHER COUNTRIES TO
PLAY DEFENSE ON THEIR ONE
YARD LINE. INSTEAD OF SPENDING
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF
DOLLARS AN HOUR ONE YARD LINE
CALLED THE U.S. MEXICO BORDER.
>> ALL RIGHT CONGRESSMAN CHOIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING AND FOR VIEWERS
OUT THERE IF YOU MISSED ANY
PART OF THIS INTERVIEW OR
INTERVIEW WITH CONGRESSMAN
GONZALEZ THEY SPOKE ABOUT VERY
SIMILAR ISSUES. GOOD TO SEE YOU GUYS ARE WORKING TOGETHER AND WE’LL HAVE THE FULL INTERVIEWS
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