
01-10-22: Governor's State of the State Address
Season 2022 Episode 6 | 59m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Discussion on the Governor's State of the State Address.
Good evening and welcome to this special hour-long edition of Arizona Horizon. I'm Ted Simons. Governor Doug Ducey today kicked off the Legislative Session by giving his 8th and final State of the State address. Here now is the governor's State of the State address. Now to discuss the governor's speech: Chuck Coughlin, President and CEO of Highground, and Karl Gentles, partner, the Gentles agency.
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01-10-22: Governor's State of the State Address
Season 2022 Episode 6 | 59m 11sVideo has Closed Captions
Good evening and welcome to this special hour-long edition of Arizona Horizon. I'm Ted Simons. Governor Doug Ducey today kicked off the Legislative Session by giving his 8th and final State of the State address. Here now is the governor's State of the State address. Now to discuss the governor's speech: Chuck Coughlin, President and CEO of Highground, and Karl Gentles, partner, the Gentles agency.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[♪ THEME MUSIC ♪] >>> GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO THIS SPECIAL HOUR-LONG ED ADDITION OF "ARIZONA HORIZON."
GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY HAS GIVEN HIS EIGHTH AND FINAL STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.
HERE NOW IS THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS.
>>> I HAVE THE UNIQUE PRIVILEGE OF DOING SOMETHING TODAY REPORTING ON THE STATE OF MY STATE FOR THE EIGHTH TIME.
SO I EXPRESS MY INTERNAL GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF YOUR UP A PORT.
THANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> AND TO MY FAMILY FOR SUPPORTING ME, AND FOR ALL YOU DON'T SIGN UP FOR, AND ESPECIALLY TO ANGELA.
I LOVE YOU ALL ATHANK YOU.
[ APPLAUSE ] FR BUT FOR THOSE WHO THINK IT IS GOING TO BE A QUIET YEAR OWN THE NINTH FLOOR, YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION.
MY HIGH SCHOOL COACH TOLD ME, GET IN, AND GET THE JOB DONE.
I INTEND TO MAKE THE MOST OF EVERY MOMENT LEFT AND DO MY BEST FOR ALL OF THE EMPLOYERS, THE CITIZENS OF THIS STATE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE STATE OF OUR STATE IS STRONG.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> AND WE ARE POISED TO LEAVE THIS STRONGER THAN WE FOUND IT.
WE MADE IT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SINCE WE HAVE BEEN DOWN HERE, AND I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT COCKTAILS TO GO.
NEW REVENUE STREAMS, NEW SCHOOL CHOICE OPTIONS, THANKS TO A NATIONAL MODEL FOR VACCINATION MODEL.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE LEAD THE WAY AND PASSED ANOTHER FIRST IN THE NATION TELE TELEMEDICINE PROGRAM, AND YET, ANYONE WHO HAS WORKED WITH HIM WILL ATTEST, AFTER WE SIGNED THE BUDGET, I TOLD MY STAFF IN 2022 WE WILL TOP ALL OF THIS.
ONE THING WAS CLEAR, AS COEQUAL BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT, WE HAVE SET THE BAR VERY HIGH.
ARIZONA IS BETTER POSITIONED THAN AT ANY TIME THAT IN HISTORY.
I REMEMBER MEETING JUST DAYS AFTER THE ELECTION, AND THERE WERE TOUGH DIGS.
I RAN ON BUILDING A BUDGET, AND SHRINK A DEFICIT.
AND NOW OUR GOVERNMENT IS SMALLER, MORE EFFICIENT, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, WE ARE DEMOLISHING UNNEEDED GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
WE ARE SITTING ATOP A SURPLUS ON HISTORIC ECONOMIC GROWTH.
IT TURNS OUT FREE MARKET CAPITALISM WORKS.
TODAY OUR STATE REVENUE IS GROWING AT A PACE EVEN FASTER THAN THE SO-CALLED EXPERTS ASKED FOR.
SO WE ARE GOING TO BE TARGETED AND RESPONSIBLE.
WE WILL RESIST THE CRIES FROM THE SPENDING LOBBY, AND WE WILL CUT TAXES.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> IT IS REALLY NOT THAT COMPLICATED COMPLICATED.
GOVERNMENT TAKES IN MORE THAN IT NEEDS.
BACK 2014 I REMEMBER GET GRILLED ON THE JOB CIRCUIT, AND ARIZONA WAS A FLY-OVER STATE.
NOW BECAUSE OF OFF COMBINED AND NOW WE HAVE A WIDE ARRAY OF JOBS.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> UNLIKE CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, AND NEW YORK, HERE, YOU ACTUALLY GET TO KEEP YOUR PAYCHECK.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> BUT STILL THERE IS NO DENYING WHAT IS HAPPENING ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
OUR SUPPLY CHAIN HAS BEEN BROKEN, AND A STAGGERING SURGE OF 6.8% OF INFLATION.
THE LARGEST IN NEARLY FOUR DECADES.
A WHITE HOUSE IN DENIAL IS EVEN OCCURRING, AND A PRESIDENT-BENT ON PRINTING ON MONEY AND RAISING TAXES.
THIS MAKING IT MORE IMPORTANT THAN RETURNING MONEY MORE THAN EVEN.
OUR FOCUS NOW IS ON THE TAXPAYER.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE HAVE MADE ARIZONA A TOP DESTINATION FOR JOBS, LOW TAXES.
BUT AS ANY BUSINESS KNOWS, THESE REGULATIONS ARE A DEATH SENTENCE.
WE HAVE TAKEN A BASEBALL BAT TO A BUREAUCRACY.
I HAVEN'T EVEN EVEN COMPLAINTS, MAYBE BECAUSE WITH HAVE SAVED TAXPAYERS $169,000.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> LET'S ENSURE THAT ARIZONA IS ALWAYS THE LAND OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> Reporter: ARIZONA WORKERS ARE THE ONES TRULY FUELLING OUR ECONOMY.
IF -- LET'S INVEST IN THE WORKER, ARMING THEM WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED.
THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT.
OUR BUDGET, EMPOWERS OUR PEOPLE WITH THE QUALITY EDUCATION AND THE SKILLS OF FUTURE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> LEAVE IT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.
POLITICIANS THERE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO STAND IN THE WAY OF THE FUTURE, BUT IT DOESN'T STOP SOME FROM PAYING PEOPLE TO NOT TO WORK.
AND WE CALL THEIR BLUFF AND SAY THANKS, BUT NO THANKS.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A FREE LUNCH OR FREE MONEY.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> THIS APPROACH HAS MEANT THAT PEOPLE KEEP MOVING HERE, DURING THE PANDEMIC AS OTHER STATES GRANDSTANDED, ARIZONA PROTECTED LIVES AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
PARTICIPATE RONALD RAY AGAIN SAID IF THE PEOPLE ONCE LANDED ON THE WEST COAST, THEY WOULDN'T HAVE STAYED HERE.
BUT NOW REAL AMERICANS ARE HURTING.
GROWTH IS A GOOD PROBLEM TO HAVE.
THIS ALTERNATIVE IS TO BE A STATE IN DECLINE, MISERY AND DECAY.
OUR ONLY REQUEST TO OUR NEW CITIZENS IS DON'T FORGET WHY YOU CAME HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> FREEDOM, OPPORTUNITY, AND GOOD GOVERNMENT MATTER.
MAKE NO MISTAKE, WE WILL KEEP ARIZONA, ARIZONA.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> IN THE PAST WHEN ARIZONA HAS VEERED OFF COURSE, THE STATE SUFFERED.
WE AMASSED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT, AND EVEN HAS TO SELL OFF THIS BUILDING.
AND FINALLY WE GOT THE DEED BACK.
AND LAST YEAR, WE PAID OFF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT.
TOOK OUR RAINY-DAY FUND TO A RECORD LEVEL, AND THAT MEANS EVEN MORE SAVINGS FOR THE TAXPAYER.
SO WHY STOP NOW?
WE WON'T JUST OWN THIS HOUSE, BUT LEAVE THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE TRULY IN ORDER.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE ARE BLESSED TO BE A MAGNET FOR AMERICA'S VETERANS.
VETERANS ARE -- AMONG THE MOST CELEBRATED AMERICANS.
PLEASE RISE AND BE CELEBRATED.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE CONTINUE TO FIND WAYS TO CELEBRATE OUR VETERANS.
NOW VETERANS PAY NO TAXES ON THEIR PENSIONS.
THEY ALSO GET TO ATTEND OUR COLLEGES FREE OF CHARGE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> AFTER ALL, THEY HAVE ALREADY GIVEN SO MUCH, AND THEIR HUSBANDS AND WIVES HAVE SACRIFICED AS WELL, SO LET'S WAVE THEIR TUITION AS WELL.
AS AN OUTSIDER, IT WAS STRIKER TO ME WHEN I GOT TO THIS CAPITOL THAT OUR SCHOOL DISCUSSIONS WEREN'T ABOUT WHAT WAS LEARNED.
BUREAUCRATS WERE COMPLETING ABOUT WHO COULD SPEND MORE MONEY.
BUT WE POSITIONED ARIZONA PBS THE NUMBER 1 SCHOOL OF CHOICE STATE IN THE NATION.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> WHEN COVID HIT, THAT DESIGNATION WAS A LIFELINE FOR FAMILIES.
SO OFTEN POLITICS AND VIRTUAL SIGNIFICANT CALLING TOOK STERN STAGE.
IN THE PROCESS, MORE PARENTS GOT INVOLVED, AND THANK GOD THEY DID.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> SOME WENT TO TOTALLY DIFFERENT LEARNING MODELS, AND THERE HAS BEEN TOO MUCH ATTENTION PUT ON MASKS AND NOT NEARLY ENOUGH ATTENTION PLACED ON MATH.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> A FOCUS ON RESTRICTION, RATHER THAN READING AND RATHER AND THOSE OF COLOR HAVE BEEN MOST IMPACTED.
SO COME JUNE, WE'RE LAUNCHING A SUMMER CAMP WITH A FOCUS ON CATCHING KIDS UP ON MATH, READING, AND AMERICAN CIVICS.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WE WILL LEAD THE WAY TO ELIMINATE LEARNING LOSS, AND ARIZONA SCHOOLS ARE OPEN, AND THEY WILL REMAIN OPEN.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] RZ IF >> AND IN ARIZONA SCHOOLS WE WILL NOT DIVIDE PEOPLE BY RACE, ARIZONA SCHOOLS SHOULD BE INSTRUCTING OUR SCHOOLS TO TEACH ON THE CONTENT OF CHARACTER AND NOT THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN.
[ APPLAUSE ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> THIS SESSION WILL MAKE IT CLEAR, STUDENTS SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO THINK CRITICALLY, NOT TAUGHT CRITICAL RACE THEORY.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> THANK YOU.
BUT LET'S NOT STOP THERE.
PARENTS DESERVE RESPECT, AND IT IS 2022.
WE HAVE GOT THE TECHNOLOGY.
LET'S REQUIRE ALL CURRICULUM AND ACADEMIC MATERIALS WILL PUT ON LINE FOR REVIEW.
[ APPLAUSE ] >>> ARIZONA HAS SET THE STANDARD FOR SCHOOL OF CHOICE, AND INNOVATIVE SCHOOL SOLUTIONS, AND IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS LEADERSHIP THAT HAVE PAVED THE WAY FROM SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES SO WORKED IN A BIPARTISAN WAY TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS.
AND NEW PEOPLE ARE STEPPING UP EVERY DAY.
LEADERS TAKE THE FOUNDER OF THE BLACK MOTHER'S FORUM.
MANY OF HER STUDENTS WERE SEVERAL GRADES BEHIND, BUT WITH HER FOCUS, THEY QUICKLY MADE GAMES TOWARDS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND BENEFIT FOR YOUR KIDS.
[ APPLAUSE ] .
>> 50-PLUS YEARS AGO, AND NOW POLITICIANS STAND IN THE DOOR AND WON'T LET KIDS OUT.
FR FIRST RESPONDER [ APPLAUSE ] >>> THIS SESSION, LET'S EXPAND SCHOOL CHOICE ANY WAY WE CAN.
GREATER ENROLLMENT, MORE CHARTER SCHOOLS, AND MORE EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM FOR FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD TO PICK UP AND MOVE TO A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
SEND ME THE BILLS, AND I'LL SIGN.
FOR ANGELA AND I, OUR FOSTER KIDS HAVE MEANT SO MUCH.
WITH INVESTMENTS THAT HAVE SEEN RAPID PLACEMENT OF KIDS IN SAFER HOMES, AND IN ARIZONA THESE DEDICATED WOMEN AND MEN HAVE SHOWED UP EVERY DAY TO MAKE A CHANGE.
OFTEN IT IS GRANDMA OR GRANDPA, AN AUNT OR UNCLE WHO STEPS UP TO CARE FOR THESE KIDS.
HISTORICALLY THESE KIDS HAVEN'T BEEN TREATED AS FOSTER FAMILIES.
MORE THAN 6,000 FAMILIES IN ARIZONA LIVE IN THESE HOMES.
THESE LOVING EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD HAVE THE SAME RESOURCES AS ANY OTHER FAMILY, AND WE WILL MAKE SURE OF THAT.
[ APPLAUSE ] >>> WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS GETTING GOOD IDEAS DONE TOGETHER, BUT THERE IS ALSO SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR JUST GETTING DONE TOGETHER.
WE HAVE INVESTED MORE IN OUR WOMEN AND MEN AND BLUE AND WE PLAN TO DO IT AGAIN.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> ARIZONA, TEXAS, FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, ALL OF WHAT MADE US SO ATTRACTIVE MAKINGS IT US SO ATTRACTIVE.
BECAUSE OTHER STATES PUT CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND FIRST RESPONDER AT MORE RISK.
NO RIOTS, NO SMASH AND GRAB, AND MR. ATTORNEY GENERAL, INSTEAD OF ATTACKING OUR POLICE CHIEF AND HER OFFICERS AT RISK, DO YOUR JOB.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> WHEN WE NEED THEM, ARIZONA LAW ENFORCEMENT, JOIN ME IN SHOWING OUR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR SELFLESS SERVICE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >>> WHEN IT COMES TO BUILDING A BUDGET, PUBLIC SAFETY WILL ALWAYS BE AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST, AND THIS YEAR WILL BE A SURPLUS.
SO WE WILL MAKE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS THE HIGHEST PAID PUBLISH OFFICIALS IN THE STATE.
I KNOW YOU AGREE THEY ARE EARNED IT.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> OUR SOUTHERN BORDER HAS NEVER BEEN MORE DEADLY OR DANGEROUS, AND CONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSE HAVE DECIDED TO TURN A BLIND EYE.
WE PASSED THE ARIZONA OPIOID EPIDEMIC ACT.
IT WAS HISTORIC, BUT NOW PRESIDENT BIDEN AND HIS CABINET MEMBERS ARE WORKING AGAINST US.
MEANT FENTANYL IS CAUSING DEATH, AND THE WHITE HOUSE IS DOING TO COMBAT IT.
THERE IS A DERELICTION OF DUTY, AND IN ARIZONA, WE WILL DO WHAT THEY REFUSE TO DO.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> IN 2015, WE STARTED A STRIKE TASK FORCE TO TAKE ON THE FLOW OF PROBLEMS.
IN APRIL, WE DEPLOYED MUCH NEEDED-ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND WE INVESTED $55 MILLION IN LAST-YEAR'S BUDGET TO AMPLIFY EFFORTS.
NOW HERE IS THE PLAN.
NUMBER 1, RESOURCES.
OUR BUDGET WILL MAKE SIGNIFICANT NEW INVESTMENTS TO AID IN THE PURSUIT TO DROP THE CARTELS IN THEIR TRACKS.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> NEXT THE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS THAT PRAY ON PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A BETTER LIFE.
IT'S TIME TO PROVIDE MORE FUNDING TO BORDER COUNTIES, TO ENSURE INCARCERATION.
[ APPLAUSE ] >>> THIRD, BOOTS ON THE GROUND, AND MULTI-STATE INTELLIGENCE SETTING.
THE LACK OF ACTION FROM D.C.
PUTS EVERY AMERICAN AT RISK.
IN DECEMBER, WE FINALIZED THE PLAN.
THE TEXAS GOVERNOR AND I ARE TEAMING UP TO FORM A BORDER STRIKES FORCE, A COMMITMENT BETWEEN STATES TO DO WHEN THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS UNWILLING TO DO, PATROL AND SECURE OUR BORDER.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> FOURTH, THE WALL, AND PHYSICAL BARRIERS, THEY WORKING.
REPRESENTATIVES WERE WITH ME IN YUMA JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND WE SAW IT JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.
OUR BORDER IS A PATCH WORK OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND TRIBAL LANDS.
IF THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN BORDER ISN'T SECURE, NEITHER IS OUR NATION.
SO FIFTH, I AM CALLING ON OUR UNITED STATES STATES SENATORS TO JOIN US.
WE NEED A PHYSICAL BARRIER AND SECURE RESOURCES TO COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE IT CLEAR THAT OUR BORDER IS NOT OPEN TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> SENATOR KELLY AND SINEMA, WE WILL SECURE OUR BORDER AND PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, WE WILL FIGHT THIS FIGHT UNTIL WASHINGTON, D.C.
FINALLY ACTS.
RULE OF LAW HAVE BEEN GUIDEING BEDROCK OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND NOW GOVERNMENT BUREAUCRATS, AS WE HAVE LEARNED, OFTEN FIND THEIR WAY AROUND THE LAW.
IN SOME CASES BUREAUCRATS ARE CHARGING THESE VICTIMS, AND WE WILL CRACK DOWN ON THIS ABUSE.
[ APPLAUSE ] >>> AND WE PASSED THE DROUGHT-CONTINGENCY PLAN, AND THEN LAST YEAR WITH THE SPEAKER'S LEADERSHIP, WE PUT OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS, AND NOW WITH THE NEED CLEAR, WHAT BETTER PLACE TO INVEST MORE.
SO WE PROPOSE THAT WE MAKE AN HISTORIC INVESTMENT.
$1 BILLION.
OUR GOAL?
SECURE ARIZONA'S WATER FUTURE FOR THE NEXT 100 YEARS.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> OUR STATE AS GROWN AND THRIVED BECAUSE OF THE FORESIGHT ON THIS ISSUE.
THE RESULT, THE CENTRAL ARIZONA PROJECT, THE SALT RIVER PROJECT, THE HOVER DAM, THE ROOSEVELT DAMN.
NOW IT'S OUR TURN.
LET'S RISE TO THE OCCASION.
MORE PEOPLE NEEDS MORE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS.
WE HAVE MADE RECORD INVESTMENTS.
THANKS TO THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SENATOR AND GOVERNOR WE PAVED THE WAY TO A WIDER I-10 TO IMPROVEMENT MOVEMENT, BUT THAT PROJECT IS STILL SCHEDULED SEVERAL YEARS OUT FROM NOW, AND THAT WILL REMIND YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS ISSUE IS.
WE'LL CONNECT OUR ENTIRE STATE NORTH TO SOUTH.
[ APPLAUSE ] STZ RZ AS YOU SEE, AS MUCH PROGRESS AS QUESTION HAVE MADE, THERE IS PLENTY LEFT TO MAKE, AND WE'LL HAVE ANOTHER YEAR LEFT TO GRIND IT OUT TOGETHER, WE'LL BRING CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY, AND BEATER BROADBAND CONNECTION AND UNITY.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> AND ALL ALONG THE WAY, PREPARING FOR ANOTHER SUPER BOWL, WHERE OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE WILL BE FRONT AND CENTER AGAIN.
LET'S AIM HIGH AND THINK BIG.
[ APPLAUSE ] >> SO WHETHER YOU ARE LIKE ME IF THE CAMP WITH MY FRIENDS RUSTY AND KAREN, YOU ONLY HAVE A YEAR LEFT, SO LET'S RECOMMIT TO GETTING THE JOB DONE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HIRED US.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS THE GREAT STATE OF ARIZONA.
>>> AND JOINING US NOW CHUCK SCHUMER, AND CARL.
CARL LETTEST'S -- LET'S START WITH YOU.
>> THE POOF IS WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
>> WHAT DID YOU THINK?
>> WELL, HE TALKED ABOUT ECONOMY BUILDING BUILDING, AND THAT WAS INTERESTING.
>> AND HE WENT AFTER A LOT OF ISSUES, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A LOT POLICY ISSUES, AND HE THROUGH SOME IDEAS, SCHOOL CHOICE, WATER IDEAS, AND GENERAL IDEAS ON THE TABLE.
>> AND IN THE SAME THING WE TALKED ABOUT, SCHOOL OF CHOICE, HE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT PUBLIC EDUCATION.
HE TALKED A LOT OF BORDER PROTECTION.
>> AND EDUCATION, AND ELECTION REFORM, NOTHING.
>> WELL, THE GOVERNORS I HAVE WORKED FOR, THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE RATHER THAN WHAT THEY ARE SEEING.
THEY DON'T WANT TO MUDDY THE WATER WITH THE STATE SUPREME COURT.
>> YEAH, $1.5 BILLION IS AT STAKE HERE, AND UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE HERE, SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED AND FAMILIES ARE IMPACTED SO THAT WILL BE AN ISSUE.
>> OKAY.
AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM?
>> I HEARD NOTHING ON THAT.
THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND WHAT WE NEED TO DO AROUND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.
>> I THINK I IT'S DESIGNED NOT TO CREATE PROBLEMS FOR BETTER SHEEP TO TALK -- YOU KNOW, WE KEPT IT VERY BROOD.
IT WAS LIKE THE FLAT TAX REPOSAL.
IT IS PERHAPS WISE NOT TO DIVE DEEPLY INTO THAT.
>> A LOT OF CRITICISM OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.
I MEAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
>> IT NEEDS TO BE A FEDERAL SOLUTION.
HE KNOWS THAT.
I FOUND IT ODD THAT HE CALLED OUT THE SENATORS.
IT IS GOING TO BE A BIPARTISAN SOLUTION TO SOLVE BORDER SECURITY AND SOLUTION.
>> ALL HE TALKED ABOUT WAS THE ISSUE OF BORDER SECURITY AND BUILDING MORE WALLS, BUT THERE CAN BE HIGH AND TALL WALLS BUILT ALL YOU WANT, THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A BETTER SOLUTION.
>> IT WAS WORSE WHEN I WAS WORKING FOR JAN 2010.
TODAY BOTH ADMINISTRATIONS HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB, BUT THE IMMIGRATION SIDE NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
HE LOVES TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT THAT IS NOT A SOLUTION.
>>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I'M TED SIMONS.
YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
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