1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,759 Speaker 1: Good morning, and welcome to the Big Outdoors News Radio 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: seven hundred WLW Cincinnati, home of the Cincinnati Reds and 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: the best Bengals coverage. And I have the delightful pleasure 4 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: to bring in the vek Ramaswamy this morning. And I 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:16,239 Speaker 1: have to tell you people, I met him at the 6 00:00:16,280 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 1: Farm Science Review back in September up in London, Ohio, 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:25,560 Speaker 1: which is the big farm show hosted by Ohio State 8 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: University and represents a lot of the manufacturers and services 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: out there for farmers and the farming community. And actually 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: I was quite blown away because I did not expect 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: to see him there, and I saw him at a 12 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: distance and he was in a golf cart with some 13 00:00:42,360 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: with a couple of his associates and his age. So 14 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: I ran up to the golf cart. Of course, my 15 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,160 Speaker 1: buddy is going, what the hell are you doing? I said, 16 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,120 Speaker 1: just just sit tight, okay, ran up to the golf cart, 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,319 Speaker 1: stuck my hand out and said, hey, a vec, how 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: are you well. I think that a couple of his 19 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: associates kind of were might have been a little surprised 20 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,039 Speaker 1: that somebody would do that, but I did it anyway, 21 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: because that's the type of person I am. He kind 22 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,479 Speaker 1: of pushed him aside and said, who an after you? 23 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: So I gave him my name and I said, will 24 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: you do a radio interview with me? He said, sure. 25 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: Circle back six or seven months later. Here we are 26 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: the Veck. Welcome to the Big Outdoors News Radio seven 27 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,520 Speaker 1: hundred WLW, Cincinnati. I want to get and I want 28 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 1: people that are out there in the hinterlands Ohio to 29 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:28,680 Speaker 1: get to know you. So you were born and raised 30 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:30,479 Speaker 1: in Cincinnati. What happened from there? 31 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: Well, first of all, good to reconnect with you. I 32 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 2: remember that moment, and it's fun. Here we are a 33 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 2: few months later. So thanks for the chance. And you're right. 34 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 2: I grew up listening to seven hundred WW when car ride, 35 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 2: long car ride from from Evendale, where I grew up 36 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 2: first in Westchester back Westchester back then used to be 37 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 2: farmland out in Butler County. You bet rather developed, you know. 38 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 2: We lived till I was five years old on a 39 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: street called Kingsgate. There was the local library and then 40 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 2: there was just miles and miles of farmland. And it 41 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 2: looks nothing like that today. But I moved to Evandale 42 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: off I seventy five because that's where my dad worked 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 2: at the ge plant right in Evendale, Ohio. My mom 44 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 2: was a psychiatrist who took care of older patients and 45 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 2: nursing homes in Greater Cincinnati. And I went to Princeton 46 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 2: Public schools through eighth grade. Then I went to Saint 47 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: x for high school, not far from where you went 48 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 2: to high school, I believe. 49 00:02:27,480 --> 00:02:30,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, but I was. I think I was like thirty 50 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: years ahead of you. 51 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,880 Speaker 2: You know. I didn't recall seeing you, you know, in 52 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 2: the neighborhood, but you. 53 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: We're here now, that's absolutely right. 54 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 2: I had a great experience there, and I graduated in 55 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: two thousand and three. And then and then I went 56 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: to Harvard and went to Yale for undergrad and for 57 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:52,679 Speaker 2: law school, I studied biology. I ended up going to 58 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 2: law school out there. Probably the most productive thing to 59 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 2: come out of law school was I met my wife. 60 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:02,639 Speaker 2: Really useful thing to come out of it. But she 61 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 2: was a med student and she's brilliant, and she and 62 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: I struck it off immediately, struck it up immediately, And 63 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: here we are fifteen years later, married, two kids in 64 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 2: and a third kid expected in the next coming days. 65 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 2: All right, so imminently is the answer. At least as 66 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:23,519 Speaker 2: when we're recording this interview. So we're expecting our first 67 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 2: daughter any day now. She is a throat surgeon at 68 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: Ohio State. But in my case, I ended up becoming 69 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: an entrepreneur. I'm a business guy by background. Most people 70 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 2: know me, perhaps from when I ran for president in 71 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: the world of politics, but the world of politics is 72 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 2: new to me still. I'm a business guy by background. 73 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 2: I've built multiple companies, thankfully, that have gone on to 74 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: become successful. One of them developed life changing and life 75 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 2: saving therapies for patients, and that's been you know, I mean, 76 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 2: you don't mean to be boastful, but I'm proud of it. 77 00:03:57,840 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 2: Successful biotechs founded in the twenty first century. And I 78 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,480 Speaker 2: built that company in New York. But you know, my wife, 79 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 2: that's what my wife did a residency. But ahead of 80 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,880 Speaker 2: having kids, we made the decision to say we didn't 81 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 2: want to raise our kids in New York. We want 82 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 2: to raise our kids close to where we grew up. 83 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: She grew up in Michigan through ninth grade. I grew 84 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:21,280 Speaker 2: up in Cincinnati all the way through, and we ended 85 00:04:21,360 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 2: up coming to Ohio. In this case, we ended up 86 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 2: settling in central Ohio because she works at Ohio State 87 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 2: and I ended up founding another company here and that's 88 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 2: what this latest chapter of our life has been. 89 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,359 Speaker 1: Well, you just can't help yourself, can a girl? You 90 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: just can't help yourself. You know, you have a successful business. Okay, 91 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: now I need to go find another one, and then 92 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: another one and then another one after that. But you 93 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:49,440 Speaker 1: are running for governor. We look forward to that. We obviously, 94 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: my constituency is very conservative. They love the outdoors. They hunt, 95 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: they fish, they hike, they camp, they canoe. And then 96 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:00,359 Speaker 1: of course on the other side, we've got the huge 97 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: farming community, which I want to get into a little 98 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: bit as well. And so we you know, we want 99 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:11,640 Speaker 1: to know more about you, which we're getting firsthand, which 100 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: is fantastic. So we're going to hit a short break 101 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: FORAVEC and when we come back, we're going to have 102 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: that fireside chat and really dig into it. So I 103 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 1: appreciate your time. Chip Hart, Vivek Ramaswamy, The Big Outdoors 104 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati back at the moment, 105 00:05:28,320 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: and we're back The Big Outdoors is Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati. Chippart, 106 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 1: my guest is Vivek Ramaswamy. He is a candidate for 107 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,799 Speaker 1: Republican candidate for governor. I ran into him the Farm 108 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:44,120 Speaker 1: Science Review, which is a big farm show up in London, Ohio, 109 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 1: back in September. Impressed to see him there. So that 110 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: kind of just segues for me right into the agricultural 111 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: side of things. That are you know, it's been tough 112 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: for farmers the last number of years, and you know, 113 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: at at a state level, you know, of course, everything 114 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: that you know they get, they get, you know, the 115 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: funding through the federal government. I'm not you know, I'm 116 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 1: in I'm in farming, but I'm not a part of 117 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: that so to speak. But what impact do you see 118 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 1: the state having on farming in Ohio And is it 119 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: more of the relationship that the state, the governor, our senators, 120 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: et cetera have, you know, at a federal level. 121 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 2: Well, look, I think there's a few different things. First 122 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 2: of all, if I'm elected governor, and I hope I 123 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,159 Speaker 2: will be with everyone's help, I have a great relationship 124 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:40,919 Speaker 2: with President Trump. I've been endorsed by him. You know, 125 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 2: I have a great friendship. And my first two years 126 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 2: as governor overlapped with his last two years as US President, 127 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 2: and I think that's a really powerful relationship to stand 128 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 2: for the interests of Ohio, but also specifically to stand 129 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:55,719 Speaker 2: for the interests of Ohio as farmers. Agriculture was our 130 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 2: first and most important industry. It is still our largest 131 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 2: and most important industry. And I think part of my 132 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 2: job as a governor is to be a voice for Ohio, 133 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 2: including ad including Ohio as farmers at the federal level. 134 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: And I think my relationship with President Trump will be 135 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 2: a huge asset to our state in making sure that 136 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: the federal policies are really working for Ohio in particular. 137 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: So I'm committed to that. But at a state level, 138 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 2: beyond the federal interface which you asked about, there's also 139 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: a lot we can do as a state. You think 140 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 2: about the issue of property taxes, this is one where 141 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 2: I'm laser focused. And one of the differences between me 142 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 2: and my opponent is if my socialist leaning opponent is elected, 143 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 2: she will governor high in a way that property taxes 144 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 2: go up. They've already gone up too much, they're going 145 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 2: to continue to go up. Day one when I take office, 146 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 2: property taxes are going down. We're going to protect of course, 147 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 2: CAUV I know that's important to the farmers, but to 148 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 2: the extent that we're providing relief, farmers should also participate 149 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 2: in the new release that we deliver. So I think 150 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 2: these are basic, common then steps that help farmers and 151 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 2: really help all Ohios. And look, I think there are 152 00:08:04,480 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 2: some other areas to point to where, you know, take 153 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 2: a look at the H two Ohio program. 154 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: I'm glad you got to that, but I really am 155 00:08:12,040 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: what's important. 156 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 2: Yes, it's important, and I think there's some nuance here 157 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 2: because I think broadly it's a good program. But I 158 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 2: also embrace and actually applaud the farmers in the agg 159 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 2: community for getting behind voluntarily a program that says, you 160 00:08:25,720 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 2: know what, we as Ohio farmers actually care about water 161 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 2: quality and here's how we're going to do our part 162 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 2: in a win win way. But part of my job 163 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:37,199 Speaker 2: is governors also to make sure that you know, sometimes 164 00:08:37,200 --> 00:08:39,559 Speaker 2: they say no good deed goes unpunished. I got to 165 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 2: make sure just because the farmers have stepped up doesn't 166 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 2: mean it's all on their shoulders either. Right, there are 167 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 2: other stakeholder groups that also need to do their part 168 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 2: in making sure that water quality is cleaned from cities 169 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 2: or chemical companies or otherwise. And so I want to 170 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 2: I want to lead this state in a way that 171 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 2: respects the foundation that got us to where we are. 172 00:08:57,400 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 2: Ohio would not be one of the leading states in 173 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: the country were it not for our fertile farm land 174 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,720 Speaker 2: and the farmers who used that to feed our country. 175 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 2: And to me, that's Ohio's most important industry to getting 176 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,360 Speaker 2: us to where we are, and it's going to be 177 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 2: an important foundation in the way I leave this state. 178 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: Well, it's interesting he took me to the h to 179 00:09:16,400 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 1: Ohio that through that direction because so many people probably 180 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 1: don't realize that to have that O D n R 181 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:27,000 Speaker 1: program of h to Ohio, which Governor to mine has 182 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: been behind one hundred thousand percent, that it's successful because 183 00:09:32,920 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: of the participation of the farmers and their lands that 184 00:09:37,040 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: have been that they've had to give up possibly in 185 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: some cases for those for those h to Ohio projects. 186 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: He kind of married the two together for me and 187 00:09:47,920 --> 00:09:50,680 Speaker 1: just we're going to hit a break here. So I'm 188 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:52,200 Speaker 1: not going to ask you a question. It's going to 189 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: take me five minutes to get through. So why do 190 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,679 Speaker 1: we do this? We're going to take a break right now, 191 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 1: come back and talk a little bit more about h 192 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: two Ohio and Newhio Department and natural Resources and all 193 00:10:04,120 --> 00:10:08,120 Speaker 1: of our great natural resources. So the vech Ramaswamy said, tight, 194 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,160 Speaker 1: we'll be back with more of the big Outdoors. News 195 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: Radio seven hundred WLW Cincinnati back at the moment, Satday storms. 196 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:21,040 Speaker 1: Don't mess around and neither ULW Cincinnati. Now, Danny, you 197 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,120 Speaker 1: could have given me a little heads up before before 198 00:10:24,120 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 1: you took me right there. I wasn't really ready. I 199 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:28,800 Speaker 1: didn't even have I hadn't even caught my breath yet. Okay, 200 00:10:28,960 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: but I like to keep you guessing you are. You're 201 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 1: doing a good job. Thank you very much. So Vivek 202 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 1: Ramaswammy is my guest. I met him once. Seemed like 203 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: a super friendly individual. But there's always more to a 204 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 1: governorship than just being friendly. But you know that gets 205 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:50,000 Speaker 1: you through a lot in my mind, okay, because in business, 206 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 1: you know, I must had two thousand flannel clients at 207 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: a particular point in time, okay, and you had to 208 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,840 Speaker 1: treat them all the same, but be friendly, and sometimes 209 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: you just had to grit your teeth, you know what 210 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:02,680 Speaker 1: I mean? You know I was na do you know 211 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:03,520 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. 212 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 2: But vec I know what you're talking about. Absolutely, you 213 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 2: need to bring a little bit more of that grip 214 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 2: back right amongst our young people. And that's part of 215 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 2: what I want to want to impart the governor. 216 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: Well good because they need to get out and throw 217 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:21,000 Speaker 1: some hay okay, throw some hey bails okay, work work, 218 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,760 Speaker 1: work on a farm okay, and and do all those 219 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: things that really builds a character, as as as glued to. 220 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: Your iPhone or playing video games or you know, gambling 221 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 2: online or whatever it is. Right, you would say yes, 222 00:11:37,120 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: all that work making give your self confidence and also 223 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 2: and also go out enjoy the outdoors and you think 224 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: about the beauty of what our state offers. That's how 225 00:11:46,160 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 2: you address the mental health epidemic instead of having kids 226 00:11:48,679 --> 00:11:51,080 Speaker 2: glued to their iPhone. So that's a big part of 227 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 2: how I want to set a tone in this state, 228 00:11:53,640 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 2: and we're going to get that done. Well. 229 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: You know you're you're absolutely right. If you need your 230 00:11:58,160 --> 00:11:59,800 Speaker 1: cell phone, the only thing you want to get off 231 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: of it is the weather report. So you know that 232 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: you can go out and fish, go out in canoe, okay, 233 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:08,319 Speaker 1: our boat, or do all of those kinds of things 234 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: in the outdoors and it's been proven. I've seen the 235 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: studies that getting kids out in the outdoors at the 236 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 1: early ages, right up their teeth, you know, the teens, 237 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: that that can have a hell of an impact on 238 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:23,719 Speaker 1: the rest of their life. And the Ohio Department of 239 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: Natural Resources, I'm sure you've probably spent some but you 240 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: know you brought up H two Ohio, So I got 241 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: to get this question on my back. How do you 242 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: get the funding back from that from the legislature because 243 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: they did take some away. 244 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 2: So look, I mean, we're going to take a holistic 245 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 2: look at the budget my first budget cycle. But the 246 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 2: question is what are your priorities as a governor? 247 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: Right? 248 00:12:42,640 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 2: I mean if the governor sets the priorities and then 249 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: you work with the legislature to effectuate it. And the 250 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: truth of the matter is one of my priorities is 251 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:54,880 Speaker 2: emphasizing our outdoor spaces, leaning into our competitive advantages. As 252 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,839 Speaker 2: I said, ag and farming is a big industry based 253 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 2: competitive advantage, but one of our natural advantages that we're 254 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 2: also one of the most beautiful states in the country. 255 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,199 Speaker 2: We're the site of the Northwest Ordinance, we were America's 256 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 2: first frontier. We've got seventy six beautiful state parks right now, 257 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:13,000 Speaker 2: all of which are overseen under by od and R, 258 00:13:13,040 --> 00:13:15,959 Speaker 2: which sits directly under the governor. I enjoy visiting a 259 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 2: lot of these. I mean, think about the likes of 260 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 2: Buckeye Lake right not far from where I live today. 261 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 2: I went there numerous times last year. In fact, of 262 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:26,680 Speaker 2: all of the places where I had to choose to 263 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 2: celebrate my fortieth birthday last year, we actually did our 264 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 2: daytime celebration right up Buckeye Lake, which is I thought 265 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 2: the best place to do it. Going to Houston Woods 266 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 2: growing up in Cincinnati would make the drive up to 267 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 2: Houston Woods not far from where I write. This is 268 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 2: one of the great assets of our state, and so 269 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 2: I hope to lead in a way, whether it's h 270 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 2: two Ohio for our farmers and making sure that a 271 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:51,440 Speaker 2: good program is working even better to also even thinking 272 00:13:51,480 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 2: about the way that we lead and putting place leadership 273 00:13:54,600 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 2: for odn R that actually stands for keeping our state 274 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 2: parks free for at least all Ohio and who want 275 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 2: to enter camping enjoyment of the outdoors. This is something 276 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:07,040 Speaker 2: that I really prioritize, and I think the question is 277 00:14:07,120 --> 00:14:09,760 Speaker 2: if you have your priorities career as a governor, then 278 00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 2: the rest of sausage making and working with the legislature 279 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 2: to make sure what needs to get funded gets funded appropriately. 280 00:14:15,360 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 2: That's the way I look at it. 281 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: Well, Uh, you know, I'm not concerned at all about 282 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: your business prowess and the ability of Ohio to attract 283 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: new business and to grow existing business and you know, 284 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: crank up the Governor Roads Highway with more business and 285 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: place like that. But I'm delighted to hear about your 286 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: your participation in in you know, the outdoors across Ohio 287 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: because it you know, we're not a Colorado and we're 288 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,960 Speaker 1: not a Kentucky, but we certainly do damn well with 289 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:45,000 Speaker 1: what we have to work with. 290 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and I think that we in some ways, I 291 00:14:49,520 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 2: think could even become a little bit more of a 292 00:14:51,320 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 2: summer tourism state. I want it mostly to be available 293 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 2: to hear for Ohio and use to enjoy. But I 294 00:14:56,400 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: also see it's not like that's intention with a busines 295 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 2: this or revenue opportunity. I think summer tourism is a 296 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 2: great revenue opportunity here for Ohio as well. And look, 297 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 2: I'm an outdoors guy myself. For me That's an important 298 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 2: part of who I am. I believe in conservation. You 299 00:15:11,280 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 2: think about who we are as conservatives rather than being 300 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 2: a conservative is conserving some of that is conserving our 301 00:15:18,280 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 2: core values right faith, family, patriotism, belief in our country, 302 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 2: even hard to work we're talking about earlier chip. Those 303 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:29,960 Speaker 2: are foundational values that we conserve. But our beautiful land 304 00:15:30,080 --> 00:15:33,960 Speaker 2: and our beautiful natural environment in our country and particularly 305 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 2: in our state is also something that in the Teddy 306 00:15:36,680 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 2: Roosevelt view of the world, that vision of conservatism we 307 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 2: got to conserve as well, and that will be something 308 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 2: that I proudly stand for as governor. 309 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 1: Well, listen, can you stick around after the break? I 310 00:15:46,800 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: have a suggestion for you. Okay, you know I can't. 311 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: I just can't help myself. It'll just take two minutes 312 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 1: of it. Okay, great, Sit tight, the vack Ramswami, the 313 00:15:57,080 --> 00:16:00,720 Speaker 1: Big Outdoors. News Radio seven hundred WLWS. We'll be back 314 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:07,440 Speaker 1: in a moment. First News Radio seven hundred WLW, Cincinnati. 315 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:09,440 Speaker 1: I asked Avec to stick around for my little two 316 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: minute wrap up and the thatch. Thank you again for 317 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: joining me this morning. We hope you won't be a stranger. 318 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: I know you won't be a stranger around the station, 319 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: that's for sure. But see, on the big outdoors, we 320 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: get to talk about the fun things, okay, one the 321 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 1: things that are absolutely make our lives more pleasurable. So 322 00:16:27,920 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 1: here's my suggestion. When you get an office, go to 323 00:16:33,280 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: the Division of Tourism and will you please increase their 324 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:42,720 Speaker 1: budget above Michigan so we can outspend Michigan in Michigan, 325 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:46,440 Speaker 1: and Michigan isn't outspending us in Ohio to attract people 326 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: to Michigan. 327 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: I love it. I think, you man, we beat him 328 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:51,760 Speaker 2: on the football field, we got to beat him off 329 00:16:51,800 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 2: the football field too, That's what I say. Well, you 330 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 2: know we're aligned on that and I want to how 331 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 2: to win and certainly beat Michigant in every respect. All Right, 332 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 2: I like that suggestion. 333 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: Well, we're but from a budgetary standpoint, the Division of 334 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 1: Tourism has always been uh uh under or they haven't 335 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: spent it correctly. But we need to outspend them in 336 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 1: there in our neighboring states to get those people to 337 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 1: come here and experience more than just Lake Erie. 338 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,040 Speaker 2: The only caveat I would give you chip is more 339 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,480 Speaker 2: even than out spending what I care about is out 340 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:29,640 Speaker 2: competing results. There, You got our tourism right, So yeah, 341 00:17:29,640 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 2: so I prefer to be to beat them on every metric, 342 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,040 Speaker 2: but most importantly the outcome. And you know, look, I 343 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:37,440 Speaker 2: think we're excited for our state. Yeah, we're heading to 344 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,000 Speaker 2: great places and I appreciate everybody's support. 345 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: So all fantastic and hope you can join us down 346 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 1: the road in the future after you're installed too. Okay, 347 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:52,320 Speaker 1: we'll be back. Okay, with that, I got to get 348 00:17:52,359 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: out of here. Gary Jeff is next The Big Outdoors 349 00:17:54,920 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: News Radio seven hundred wlw Cincinna, home of the best 350 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: Beanals coverage and the Cincinnati head Be Safe in the 351 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: woods and Safe on the water 352 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 2: M hm.