1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: So I don't know if you guys were able to 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: listen to the interview I did on Independence Day with 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: Dr Brian McClanahan, but he just made me think so 4 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: much about how far away we have gotten from the 5 00:00:11,200 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: vision of America with a d centralized government putting the 6 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: power in the States. He just really made me think 7 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,319 Speaker 1: a lot. And so on that note, I want to 8 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,919 Speaker 1: focus in some interviews in the coming weeks with a 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 1: lot of governors because they're the ones that are leading 10 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:26,680 Speaker 1: the charge. They're the ones that are going to hold 11 00:00:26,720 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: the line against Joe Biden and the tyrannical vision for 12 00:00:31,080 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: this country that he has. We've seen it with Governor 13 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: de Santa's and Florida holding the line, and we've also 14 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: seen it in Iowa with my next guest, Governor Kim Reynolds. 15 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: She has been fighting the fight. She fought to keep 16 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: Iowa open, she got kids back to school in fall 17 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: of She's been pushing back on vaccine mandates as well, 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: been leading the charge fighting for things like school choice. 19 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: And she's also such an interesting life story. I mean, 20 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: she graduated from college at age fifty seven, when she 21 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: was already serving as the Lieutenant governor when she was 22 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,040 Speaker 1: already a mom, already a grandmother, and also surfing as 23 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: a lieutenant governor. I mean, I I just find that 24 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: so impressive. So she's so smart, she's so interesting, and 25 00:01:14,319 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: she's a fighter. And I had the opportunity to meet 26 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: her an event a couple of weeks ago, and I 27 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 1: just loved her, and I heard her speak and I 28 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: was so impressed by her. And so I want to 29 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: bring the focus to some of these states and just 30 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,199 Speaker 1: paying attention to what they're doing in leading the charge 31 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: for this country, leading the charge for liberty in America. 32 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: And Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa is on the front line. 33 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 1: She's leading that fight. So we're going to talk to 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: her that day. And I figured, if I love her 35 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: so much, then I bet you guys are going to 36 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: love her as well. So here she is Governor Kim 37 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: Reynolds of Iowa. So we've got Governor Kim Reynolds. I 38 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: had the honor of meat you, Governor an event a 39 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, and I just loved you, and 40 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: I heard you speak and I was just so impressed 41 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: by you and said, I said, you know what, I 42 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: would love to have you on the podcast and and 43 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: just to have the audience get to know you a 44 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: little bit better as well. Well, thank you. I appreciate 45 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: the opportunity. It's great to be with you. That was 46 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: a great trip, and I appreciate all you do too, 47 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: So thanks for driving freedom and liberty and just everything 48 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: that entails that. We appreciate all you do. Well, it's 49 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: so important. I mean, you know, I think COVID sort 50 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: of really uh, you know, opened a lot of people's 51 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: eyes to the fact that you know, I always just 52 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 1: used to think we're sort of immune to tyranny in 53 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: the country and really came to the realization we weren't. 54 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,000 Speaker 1: But fortunately for people like you and Governor to Santa's 55 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: leading the way for freedom. So so thank you for that. Governor. 56 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you, So you grew up in St. Charles, Iowa. 57 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 1: What was St. Charles like? It was a very small 58 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: rural community, Umi generation, Iowa, and so I'm proud to 59 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: call Iowa home. I chose to raise my family here, 60 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:59,120 Speaker 1: and they chose to raise their kids here. So we 61 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: all have our and kids, we have our grandkids here 62 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 1: living in the state. And you know, I grew up 63 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: really my dad's farmed and he worked for forty years 64 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: at a factory. My mom was a stay at home mom. Uh. Faith, family, 65 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: just you know, community and a small rural community like that, 66 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,519 Speaker 1: you learned to give back and really be a part 67 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: of the community. I learned early on about a hard 68 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: work ethic. I was that farm girl that walked beans 69 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: at my grandpa's farm early on, um, and and was 70 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: just involved in every single thing. And I had no 71 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: idea that that would actually prepare me for my everyday 72 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: activities as the governor of this great state. I mean, 73 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: I did everything, and it's a luxury that you have 74 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: when you grow up in a small community with a 75 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: consolidated school district. So um, it was just a great 76 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: um experience growing up and it really prepared me, I think, 77 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: to do the things that I've been able to do 78 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: later on in life. Um. Kevin and I we've been 79 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: married for forty years, we have three married daughters. Again, 80 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: faith and family, and it's just really core h to 81 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: who I am. They keep me grounded, humbled and a priority. 82 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 1: Of course. I often say my my number one favorite 83 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: job is being grant a grandma to eleven very active grandchildren. 84 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,680 Speaker 1: And governor is a very very close second. So um, 85 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: you know, I I love serving in this capacity and 86 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: just waking up every day and thinking about how we 87 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: can you know, make a difference for individuals, islands that 88 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: live in the state. You know, Governor you you talked 89 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: about faith and freedom to incredibly vital things to a 90 00:04:34,760 --> 00:04:37,360 Speaker 1: society and a healthy society, but it seems like we've 91 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: lost sight of that as a country. Well, you know, 92 00:04:40,360 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: every day we're seeing it just being stripped away from 93 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: us with this administration and their priorities. I mean, they 94 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 1: attacked faith, freedom, uh, liberty and honestly the constitution that 95 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,240 Speaker 1: protects all free and I feel like, you know, every 96 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:57,279 Speaker 1: single day we're pushing back against that. And I often 97 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: talk when I'm talking to Iolands, I talk about what 98 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: we're facing from the federal level, just the chaos, crisis overreached, 99 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 1: the uncertainty, really the just the um incompetency that we 100 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:12,039 Speaker 1: see on a daily basis, And I talk about the 101 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:14,960 Speaker 1: contract to what we see at the federal level compared 102 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,120 Speaker 1: to what we were, what we did an aisle, on 103 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,039 Speaker 1: what we've done over the last couple of years, where 104 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: we really at least honestly have empowered people over government. 105 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: We put our trust in them, and I say, you 106 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: know that starts with personal and economic freedom, respecting the 107 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: people that we serve, putting our trust in them. We're 108 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: cutting taxes so that they can keep more of their 109 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: hard earned money. We're putting parents in charge of their education. 110 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: We're getting people back to work, you know, really making 111 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: sure that we're defending life, liberty, freedom and constitution that 112 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: protects both lives and their luck. That those UM protects them. 113 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: And it's on display every single day. But I said, 114 00:05:51,920 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: don't lose sight of how fast that can all go away, 115 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: and what we've seen in the last sixteen months, and 116 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: that's why it's so important to show up push back. 117 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: You know, talk to your neighbors, talk to your felm 118 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:08,120 Speaker 1: I talk about how how precious that is and how 119 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: fact how fast we can move all of that. I mean, 120 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:15,679 Speaker 1: really it's within a year we saw things drastically change. 121 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:18,599 Speaker 1: And you know we when I gave the response to 122 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:22,280 Speaker 1: the UM condition of the uh to to the State 123 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: of the Union. I mean, at that point, UM Russia 124 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 1: had just invaded Ukraine. We've seen just unconscionable spending taking 125 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: place that was already driving inflation, to a forty year high, 126 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 1: and we were seeing gas prices skyrocketing then, and it's 127 00:06:36,880 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: just it's always somebody else's fault. They never take responsibility 128 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:45,200 Speaker 1: for it, and um, in fact, you know, it's just 129 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any other way to describe it 130 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 1: except for intentional. They absolutely, I believe, whatever it takes, 131 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 1: whatever it costs, their mission. Their goal is to fundamentally 132 00:06:56,600 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: change who we are as a country and keep bowl 133 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: have had it. They're pushing back and they're ready to 134 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: go to the map. The enthusiasm and the engagement and 135 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: the momentum that I see when I'm traveling the state 136 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: and I am all over this state. It's small, so 137 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: I have the luxury of doing that, but record turnout 138 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: new people, young young people, families that are so grateful 139 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: that we got the kids back in school, that we 140 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: said no to mask and vaccine mandates and just really 141 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 1: stood up for them and fought for them and their 142 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: freedom and liberty. Well, and you're so right, and you've 143 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: been one of those governors just really leading the charge 144 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: for freedom and liberty in America, which is so important 145 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: because you know, look, Independence Day was was not that 146 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: far behind us, and the whole point of this country 147 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:49,440 Speaker 1: was a decentralized government was empowering the states, and we've 148 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: just gotten so far away from what the mission of America, 149 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: of this republic was supposed to be. I keep saying this, 150 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 1: but we can't lose sight about how fast it happened. 151 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: I said, I suppose it's slow. We've been been happening. 152 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: But then to have them expedited in the fashion that 153 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 1: they have, it's, you know, elections matter. That's the other 154 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: thing that I've seen, especially with the Supreme Court ruling 155 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: United States Supreme Court ruling that we just you know, 156 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:17,000 Speaker 1: the impact that had, whether it was religious liberty, Second Amendment, uh, 157 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: school choice, life, for heaven's sakes, um, you know, we 158 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 1: we have, you know, people that uphold the law and 159 00:08:23,800 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: protect the constitution. Um. It's just the impact that that 160 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,400 Speaker 1: has on and returning power back to the states and 161 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: representative government. And to your point, that is where it 162 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: should be. That's where it started. Um. And we've seen 163 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:40,839 Speaker 1: the again the importance of that and how important it 164 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,440 Speaker 1: is that we elect the right people that will, um, 165 00:08:44,480 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: you know, appoint law abiding constitutionalists to these important positions. Well, 166 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: and I try to I've been trying to tell people 167 00:08:51,960 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: to and just really focus, as you you mentioned bringing 168 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: the power back to the states, focusing on the states, 169 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 1: and focus on elected our local positions as well. I mean, 170 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 1: you know, I filled in for Dan Bongino the a 171 00:09:02,280 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 1: couple of weeks or a week ago, I guess now, 172 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,280 Speaker 1: And what I was talking about is even our d 173 00:09:06,400 --> 00:09:08,960 Speaker 1: as matter. I mean, look at what George Soros has 174 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,680 Speaker 1: done in the country and just increasing crime levels just 175 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: through some of these das who don't want to prosecute anything. Oh, 176 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: absolutely again intentional. We're seeing that happen all across the country. 177 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 1: And and but you are seeing people in California and 178 00:09:23,679 --> 00:09:26,360 Speaker 1: other areas that are pushing back and understanding the crime 179 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:29,439 Speaker 1: that skyrocketing in their communities and what that looks like 180 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,960 Speaker 1: and where criminals have more rights than law abiding citizens. 181 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: I think everything you know is backwards. Is to the 182 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: point that I mean, even when we talk about just 183 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: school and what's happening there and what's happening in our communities, 184 00:09:41,760 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 1: whether it's school board elections or local governments. I mean, 185 00:09:45,240 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 1: we literally at least surpassed the law this year, passed 186 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: a bill and I signed into law, uh a law 187 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 1: requiring classrooms to start the day with the Pledge of Allegiance. 188 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: Just simple things like that that we grew up with 189 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: that remind into us how wonderful and amazing this country 190 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,439 Speaker 1: is and the opportunities that it provides for us to 191 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 1: be able to to to live UH in a country 192 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: like the United States of America, that we've gotten so 193 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: far that I had to pass a law that say 194 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: that preserves girls sports for girls, and that we requires 195 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: UH teachers to have a flag in their room in 196 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,440 Speaker 1: the United States of America flag and and have the 197 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,440 Speaker 1: kids recite the Pledge of Allegiance. I mean, it's we've 198 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: we've kind of seen it happen in our higher education 199 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: and I think we stood by and kind of did 200 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: a pay attention, and we're paying a price for that 201 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: right now. And now parents are starting to see that 202 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: infiltrate the K twelve system, and that is not going 203 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: to happen. I mean, it doesn't matter if you've got 204 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: an R and D behind your name. I think if 205 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: you are, you know, if it's going to impact their children, 206 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 1: they're gonna pay attention, and they're gonna require different outcomes 207 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 1: from not only the system, but from their elected officials, 208 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: and we're just seeing that play out every single day. Well, 209 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,000 Speaker 1: and I know you've been fighting for school choice as well, 210 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:03,840 Speaker 1: which is so important and just giving parents the ability 211 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: to direct their kids in a better direction and not 212 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: have zip code determine someone's education and their in their future. 213 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 1: But I totally agree on the pledge of a legions. 214 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,760 Speaker 1: I think that's so important. And what is being culturally 215 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:18,280 Speaker 1: reinforced in the country right now, starting at Joe Biden, 216 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: is hatred for America, not patriotism for America, and that's 217 00:11:21,880 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: having an impact. Hatred for America, hatred for people. You're 218 00:11:25,640 --> 00:11:28,880 Speaker 1: either an oppressor or you're you're oppressed. I mean, what 219 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:32,559 Speaker 1: we're teaching these children. Kevin and I have eleven grandchildren, 220 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: and they they don't know, they just want to be 221 00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,840 Speaker 1: with they want you know, they don't they want raised 222 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: with those types of ideas or expectations and they're there, 223 00:11:43,880 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: um and still they're doing that to the kids that 224 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:48,559 Speaker 1: kep the word. I just get so upset about it sometimes, 225 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:52,079 Speaker 1: but it's it's ridiculous and and that's why I think 226 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: it is so important, um that we you know, give 227 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 1: parents a choice their child's education, give them the opportunity 228 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: to choose the environment UH that where they'll thrive and 229 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: and excel. UM. We've expanded open enrollment. We have tax 230 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: credits for UM underprivileged kids to to to have an 231 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: option to send their children to another school. We've expanded 232 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 1: charter schools. But UM, I've tried for the last two 233 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,560 Speaker 1: years to get the last piece done, which is the 234 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: UH school toys across the finish line and get up 235 00:12:23,920 --> 00:12:26,440 Speaker 1: through the Senate two years in a row and I've 236 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 1: not been able to get it through the House. So UM, 237 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: I did something I typically don't do, but I can't 238 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:34,679 Speaker 1: stand on the sidelines and not do everything I can 239 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 1: to make sure that parents have UM this opportunity, and 240 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: it shouldn't be for those that kind of just for 241 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 1: those that can afford it. So I did get involved 242 00:12:42,720 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 1: in some nine key primaries this last UM election cycle 243 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: in June, and we were able to UM have eight 244 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,800 Speaker 1: of the nine win. And I've already spoken to the 245 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: representative that UM that we didn't get and he's he's 246 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: ready to go and get on board and we're going 247 00:13:00,720 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 1: to continue the conversation. But I can't tell you that 248 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: it was the conservative candidates that one not the more 249 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,840 Speaker 1: moderate ones, and and school choice was on the ballot um. 250 00:13:11,920 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: That is what we were driving and it was successful 251 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: during this last primary. And so you know, we'll start 252 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,120 Speaker 1: a work cut out for us. But I'm hoping we're 253 00:13:20,160 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: in a better place when we come back into session 254 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 1: next year and we can get that finer piece done. 255 00:13:24,360 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 1: It is not a zero sum game. It will make 256 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 1: all of our public and private stronger. But average is 257 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 1: not good enough. And the indoctrination that's taking place with 258 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:38,679 Speaker 1: our children is unconscionable. We were in school, but when 259 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 1: I think about the states across this country where the 260 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,320 Speaker 1: kids have been kept out of the classroom for two years, 261 00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:48,200 Speaker 1: it's just the learning loss, the stress, the anxiety, the 262 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:52,200 Speaker 1: depression that these kids have been subjected to, and the 263 00:13:52,320 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 1: fact that they can't spend time on math and English 264 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: and in history and science and instead they want to 265 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,360 Speaker 1: talk about you know, woke ideology and what gender they 266 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: should be. And you know, I mean parents have had it, 267 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: they've had it. And at Lesa, probably the one thing 268 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: that they say to me more often than not when 269 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 1: they come up is just stay strong. I want you 270 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:20,600 Speaker 1: to stay strong, don't cave. Keep fighting for us. It matters. 271 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: And you know, I tell them, after the last two 272 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,080 Speaker 1: years and everything that we've gone through, not to worry. 273 00:14:25,280 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: This isn't the place where I'm gonna like slow down 274 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,560 Speaker 1: and give up. I'm in the fight. We're We're going 275 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: to keep doing everything we can to support them. Come 276 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: in sense uh and uh and and really again it 277 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: comes back to protecting their freedom and liberties that we 278 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 1: should that should be the expectation in this country we live. 279 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: And you sent kids back to school in full Yeah, 280 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:52,000 Speaker 1: we did. Um. We had We started like we came 281 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: back into session for and we said at the time 282 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,200 Speaker 1: the kids had to be in the class am and 283 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: it had to be core subjects UM. And so at 284 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: that point though we had ninety of all of the 285 00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: school districts across the state had the kids in the 286 00:15:10,040 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: classroom full time, we were doing it safely and responsibly. 287 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: We had some of our a couple of our larger 288 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: school districts that of course we're fighting pushing back and 289 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 1: and so the first bill that I signed into law, 290 00:15:21,440 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: what I came when we came back into session, was 291 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:26,160 Speaker 1: to give parents the choice to either go a dred 292 00:15:26,200 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: percent online or to have their kids a hundred percent 293 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: in the classroom every single day, five days a week. Um, 294 00:15:33,360 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 1: and um they you know, they ended up suing me, 295 00:15:35,760 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 1: but we won that lawsuit. And and the seing that 296 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: we're going to remind Iowans of when we head into 297 00:15:41,880 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: this next election is that every single Democrat in the 298 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 1: House and the Senate voted against having that child in 299 00:15:50,880 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: the classroom where it was safe, where the data supported it, 300 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: where the science supported it. They voted against it, every 301 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:01,320 Speaker 1: single one. And they also every single Democrat in the 302 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:04,760 Speaker 1: House and the Senate voted against vaccine and mask, banning 303 00:16:05,000 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 1: vaccine and math mandates. So you know, you know, they 304 00:16:07,640 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: don't they like to forget, you know, what they did. 305 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:12,800 Speaker 1: But it's a record, and we're going to remind guy 306 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: it once because you've got the National Teachers and un 307 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: already talking about additional UH vaccine mandates and and shooting 308 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: the mask and talking about teaching the kids about how 309 00:16:22,560 --> 00:16:25,280 Speaker 1: important abortion is and everything but math and science and 310 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:29,280 Speaker 1: reading the stuff that's important for kids to be successful. 311 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: It's every other what crazy thing that they that that's 312 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: the priority heading into this next school year. You know, 313 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:40,360 Speaker 1: And one thing I think it's really cool about you 314 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: is so at fifty seven while you were the lieutenant governor, 315 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,240 Speaker 1: and and you've got kids and grandkids, you got your 316 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: you ended up graduating from college at fifty seven years old. 317 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 1: I think that's so cool of you. How did you 318 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 1: get that done when you had all these other responsibilities? Well, listen, 319 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: not easy, I want to tell you in and out. 320 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,640 Speaker 1: So I was a working mom um, but I don't 321 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:06,639 Speaker 1: like starting something and not finishing. And it's so funny 322 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: because and then my husband's a graduate from Iowa State University. 323 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: All three of our daughters, all of our son in 324 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,639 Speaker 1: laws are eleven grandchildren come home with Iowa State onesies. 325 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: You know. So I was trying to do it online 326 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: and I was doing uh taking classes where you would 327 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: do you go at five and go to ten thirty 328 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: at night. But was an eight week course so I 329 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: could get through my credits quicker. But I really really 330 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:32,720 Speaker 1: wanted to graduate from Iowa State University. So I ended 331 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: up doing UM much of the final UM credits online. 332 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,959 Speaker 1: I had to do a couple of on campus UM classes. 333 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,399 Speaker 1: But yeah, I was a lieutenant governor. I was grandma 334 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: to seven lots of late nights at the capitol. Um. 335 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: It's you know, way different from when I originally started 336 00:17:50,880 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: going to school. But but I wanted. UM. My husband 337 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: would say to me, Kim, I think you've done okay. 338 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 1: I don't think it's necessary. And I would always say, 339 00:17:59,800 --> 00:18:02,399 Speaker 1: why of the people that have that that degree or 340 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 1: that piece of paper, Um, you know, don't think it's 341 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,960 Speaker 1: necessary for other people. UM. So I wanted to just 342 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: I wanted to complete it. And it's a story I 343 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:17,000 Speaker 1: share a lot because I want, um, you know, moms 344 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:19,400 Speaker 1: or um, I want anybody to know that it's never 345 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: too late that if you want to do something or 346 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: you want to change your career, you want to go 347 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 1: back to school, uh and advance in your degree, you 348 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: just you can do it. You can do it. And 349 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,920 Speaker 1: so UM I did it. My my dad had tears 350 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,560 Speaker 1: and my mom streaming down their face as I walked 351 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: across the stage. I went to the ceremony, I just 352 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:40,399 Speaker 1: happened to be sitting next to a single mom of 353 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,080 Speaker 1: four that was a little bit younger than me, but 354 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,800 Speaker 1: not much. How the two of us, I mean, it 355 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,679 Speaker 1: was a god thing ended up setting together for that 356 00:18:48,760 --> 00:18:52,720 Speaker 1: graduation ceremony. UM that just talked about they don't know 357 00:18:52,760 --> 00:18:54,879 Speaker 1: how hard it is to try to go back to school, 358 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: to raise a family, to work uh into just but 359 00:18:58,359 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: still have that passion and that desire to complete that. 360 00:19:01,880 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: And then she said jumping to me, like are you 361 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,120 Speaker 1: are you going to go for your masters? And I said, 362 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: hell no, I said, I'm good. Was where I'm at. 363 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:13,560 Speaker 1: I've got this done. I'm going to go So anyway, 364 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: I just I think it's an important message. I don't 365 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,960 Speaker 1: think you need a college degree to be successful. I 366 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:24,080 Speaker 1: am so involved in registered apprenticeship programs and certification programs 367 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: and work based learning and it's been and stam education. 368 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: It's been a passion of mine since I've been Lieutenant 369 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: governor and governor and just bringing business and industry and 370 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:37,120 Speaker 1: entrepreneurialism into the classrooms and helping kids just test run 371 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: different careers and passion and find where their passion is 372 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 1: at and really help them, you know, get some of 373 00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: their credits while they're in high school to help reduce 374 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:49,439 Speaker 1: the cost. So I'm I'm passionate about that. So you know, 375 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,280 Speaker 1: I'm not. I'm not that person so you have to 376 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:54,000 Speaker 1: have afforded year degree. It was just important to me 377 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: to finish something I started. Um, So we talk a 378 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 1: lot about both sides of that coin, and how many 379 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:03,200 Speaker 1: options there are again for people to find what they're 380 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,959 Speaker 1: passionate about. That's what's really about, right, you gotta love 381 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:08,480 Speaker 1: what you're doing. I so respect that, and I agree 382 00:20:08,520 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: with you. I don't think a degree is needed. As 383 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:13,320 Speaker 1: you pointed out, you accomplished a lot, you know, without that. 384 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 1: And I think what we saw during COVID was sort 385 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 1: of the death of experts, the death of putting this 386 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:21,920 Speaker 1: premium on these fancy degrees. I mean we've recently seen 387 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: I think there was it was making the rounds on Twitter, 388 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: but Stanford medical graduates wearing masks outdoors and outdoors and 389 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned common sense earlier. I feel like that's what 390 00:20:32,600 --> 00:20:34,880 Speaker 1: we're missing in the country, to be honest, is where 391 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 1: lacking common sense? Oh it is. I mean just every 392 00:20:38,440 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: day again, just the the amount of incompetency, incompetence that 393 00:20:43,200 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: we see coming out of the White House, and just 394 00:20:44,920 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: their lack to just do the right thing, to apply 395 00:20:48,000 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: common sense to anything. It's just it's gone. It's it 396 00:20:53,960 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 1: is just unbelievable, you know what we're seeing every day. 397 00:20:56,359 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: I did my press conference this morning, conscious sent all 398 00:20:59,000 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: and and how it's impacting you know, our communities and 399 00:21:03,040 --> 00:21:06,359 Speaker 1: our kids and the um you know, the increase that 400 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: we've seen with sentinel overdoses and BASS and state bile 401 00:21:09,960 --> 00:21:12,440 Speaker 1: when ours is really really low, so we're very lucky 402 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:16,240 Speaker 1: when the lowest in the state. But it's we're experiencing 403 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: it just like other dates. And yet we have a 404 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 1: president that has not even been to the border, that 405 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,119 Speaker 1: won't do the simple things that you need to do 406 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:28,480 Speaker 1: to protect America and Americans and the amount of drugs 407 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:32,399 Speaker 1: you've got, the cartel you know, um they're running the border, 408 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,760 Speaker 1: human trafficking that's taking place, and just the crime we're 409 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: going to continue to see that, you know, increase in 410 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,560 Speaker 1: communities across this country. But you know, it's so many 411 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:48,240 Speaker 1: just sad, sad stories of parents that have lost you know, 412 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: a child that was just experienced experimenting. You know, they 413 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 1: weren't addicts. This isn't something they did. It's like one 414 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,040 Speaker 1: pill will kill. And the couple that spoke this morning, um, 415 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,399 Speaker 1: you know, he'd taken a half of percocet, but it 416 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 1: had betton All in it and it killed him. And 417 00:22:03,440 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: it's just you know, trying to make parents aware of that, 418 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,520 Speaker 1: and you know, I just with with eleven grandkids going 419 00:22:10,520 --> 00:22:13,400 Speaker 1: through the system, you know, kids or kids. But this 420 00:22:13,600 --> 00:22:17,840 Speaker 1: the again, the the lack of this president or vice 421 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:20,680 Speaker 1: president to do the right thing. Most of the governors 422 00:22:20,720 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 1: have been down to the border. We put a PenPoint 423 00:22:22,760 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: planned together that he could have implemented tomorrow, and they 424 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:30,399 Speaker 1: just ignore it. And it's unconscionable again what it's doing 425 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,239 Speaker 1: to this country and to the people that live in it, 426 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:37,600 Speaker 1: and and our children in communities all across this country 427 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: that are going to be impacted by what we see happening. Well, 428 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,880 Speaker 1: and I'm glad you did that because unfortunately, we've seen 429 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 1: so many people die offense and all uh in the country. 430 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 1: So I'm glad you're you're bringing awareness to that. You know, 431 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,159 Speaker 1: I wanted to ask you this might sound dumb, but 432 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 1: I didn't realize that chemical fertilizers are made largely from 433 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: natural gas, the naitral gas that bidens restrictions on domestic 434 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: natural as production or harming. Uh. You said, you know, 435 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: obviously you grew up on a farm. I was a 436 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: big agriculture state. How have farmers been impacted by the 437 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: Biden administration? Well, same thing once again, you know, ten 438 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 1: present of the nation food supply is grown by farmers 439 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 1: and producers here in the state of Iowa. It's it's 440 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,399 Speaker 1: why it was imperative that we kept our economy open 441 00:23:21,440 --> 00:23:23,679 Speaker 1: and moving to keep the food supply chain moving. But 442 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:28,399 Speaker 1: the the the input cost and the impact that that 443 00:23:28,520 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: has on our farmers. I mean, commodity prices are high 444 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: right now, but what does that it equate to hire 445 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: food prices. I mean, so that that UM impacts the 446 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:40,119 Speaker 1: entire food chain as well. But we've seen, you know, 447 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,000 Speaker 1: the ammonia that goes on is up two percent. The 448 00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:47,480 Speaker 1: price of diesel because of his anti American energy policies. 449 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:50,199 Speaker 1: I mean that has had a significant impact on not 450 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,520 Speaker 1: only island, but are farmers that would every time they 451 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,000 Speaker 1: go to sell up the tractor. I mean it's up 452 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: from a year ago UM. And then natural gas is 453 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: up a hundred and thirty three percent, So all of 454 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 1: that increases the cost to get the crops UH into 455 00:24:05,280 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: the into the field and and UH and and labor 456 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: shortage is also a problem. Supply change disruptions again, just 457 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: the ability to get the fertilizers. And see we were 458 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: worried about that early on. We're watching that you know, 459 00:24:19,560 --> 00:24:23,640 Speaker 1: very very closely. But if we didn't have record high 460 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 1: commodity prices again and that impacts the the that impacts 461 00:24:27,480 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: the cost of food, UH, they wouldn't be making it. 462 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: They would be and there would be uh in a 463 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,199 Speaker 1: lot of trouble and they you know, we're already you know, 464 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:39,399 Speaker 1: watching it carefully as it is. But it does have 465 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: a tremendous effect on our ability to uh produce uh 466 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,640 Speaker 1: food for the for the country in the world. Actually, 467 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 1: so obviously we've seen uh, you know, Roverse Wade being overturned, 468 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,600 Speaker 1: Thank God for that. What does that mean for Iowa? 469 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,040 Speaker 1: What do you what is Iowa doing on the issue 470 00:24:55,040 --> 00:24:57,199 Speaker 1: of life? Yeah, So in two thousand and eighteen, in 471 00:24:57,200 --> 00:24:59,680 Speaker 1: the midst of an election, I passed the scientists for 472 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: law uh uh fetal heartbeat bill and UH based on 473 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 1: the Supreme Court that was in place at that time 474 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:11,520 Speaker 1: four years ago, UM it was they found it. We 475 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:13,439 Speaker 1: had a twenty four hour waiting bill too that we 476 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: had also UM passed, and they challenged that and in 477 00:25:18,240 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: the ruling on that they said that UM, the Iowa 478 00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:27,400 Speaker 1: Constitution guaranteed a right to an abortion and also found 479 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 1: an injunction of course against the Fetal Heartbeat Bill. And 480 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:34,560 Speaker 1: so four years later, with a completely different makeup of 481 00:25:34,560 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 1: the Iowa Supreme Court UM which I have appointed four 482 00:25:39,320 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: of the seven soon to be five of the seven 483 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: Supreme Court justices, they overturned their ruling from four years 484 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: ago and said that the Iowa Supreme Court does not funded, 485 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 1: is not doesn't guarantee a fundamental right to an abortion. 486 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:59,360 Speaker 1: So but they didn't take it a step further and actually, 487 00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 1: um uh say that you know that they didn't change 488 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: to rational basis. They left it on New Bourton. And 489 00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: so we're continuing to move through the um legal process 490 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 1: to ask them to re hear that case again based 491 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,119 Speaker 1: on Dobbs. And then I've also asked them to lift 492 00:26:16,160 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: the injunction on the Fetal Heartbeat Bill, and so we're 493 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:24,000 Speaker 1: back in the courts, but right now we believe that 494 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:26,399 Speaker 1: that's the way that we can get them to based 495 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 1: on Dobbs, moved from Undrewbourden to rational basis, which would 496 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:33,439 Speaker 1: ultimately make the Fetal Heartbeat Bill um law, which is 497 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 1: you know, six weeks so we're not quite there. It 498 00:26:36,840 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: wasn't the destination, but it gave us a path to 499 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:43,000 Speaker 1: get to where we need to go. Um and you know, 500 00:26:43,080 --> 00:26:45,359 Speaker 1: we're optimistic with the courts that we have, with the 501 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 1: court that we have today. So the Ia State Fair 502 00:26:47,560 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 1: is coming up. I have never been talk a little 503 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,040 Speaker 1: bit about that. You talk about the State Fair. Oh 504 00:26:53,040 --> 00:26:56,720 Speaker 1: my gosh. Okay, well, here's your personal invitation to come. 505 00:26:57,359 --> 00:26:59,040 Speaker 1: I'd like to get the whole group that we had 506 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:00,800 Speaker 1: done in Florida and bring back and do a do 507 00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,880 Speaker 1: a reunion here. First of all, it is amazing. It's 508 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: ten days. I'm out there every single day. How great 509 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,760 Speaker 1: is it to go to work in blue jeans, cowboy boots, 510 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:13,719 Speaker 1: my blink belt, have the opportunity to visit with iolands 511 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: from all over the state. It is um It's just 512 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: it's the best of the best. Um. It showcases agriculture 513 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: and culture and everything that's great about Iowa. You can 514 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,199 Speaker 1: literally eat your way through the fair. I had my 515 00:27:28,200 --> 00:27:30,679 Speaker 1: first Checkie center along by ten o'clock on the opening 516 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: day because they are so good. Um, I couldn't wait. 517 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: And uh, anyway, it's just a great time. It's a 518 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:40,840 Speaker 1: great time to spend with Iolans and showcase everything that 519 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: we love about our state. And you just there, you'll 520 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 1: get more hubs and Uh, just people. It just is 521 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: a great time, and the ousing is it's a great 522 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,879 Speaker 1: place to spend time with family. I went with my 523 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: family when I'm a kid. We went once a year. 524 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,760 Speaker 1: We would get up early in the morning, we would 525 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:01,720 Speaker 1: pack the line, you know, drive to the to the 526 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 1: fair grounds park and then you know, do our our 527 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,960 Speaker 1: typical stops. And so I love doing the same thing 528 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: with my kids and now our grandkids, and so we 529 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 1: we used to do all of them at once. We've 530 00:28:13,560 --> 00:28:16,680 Speaker 1: discovered that we can probably do it a little better 531 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: if we do one family at a time. But we 532 00:28:18,720 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 1: get to go down the giant slide and eat our 533 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: way to the fair and ride rides and look at 534 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:26,240 Speaker 1: all of the great livestock that's on display there. So 535 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,320 Speaker 1: it's a lot of fun. So I would love to 536 00:28:28,359 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: have you come and maybe do your podcast from here, 537 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 1: and we could I could take you around and just 538 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:36,879 Speaker 1: introduce you, to introduce you to some great Iowa's. I 539 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: might have to look into that and take you up 540 00:28:38,640 --> 00:28:41,479 Speaker 1: on that Governor. That sounds like a lot of serious. 541 00:28:41,560 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 1: I really am going to look into it. I guarantee 542 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:48,560 Speaker 1: you you will love it. We'll have to talk afterwards. 543 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: I think you know then we have again the build 544 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: the Dreams is doing the game there, which is right 545 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: around the same time. And so that's another just great 546 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: destination spot that's filled with a lot of fun time 547 00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:03,240 Speaker 1: and just family and fun and experiencing just we have 548 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: a great quality of life in Iowa. Are are great 549 00:29:05,360 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: a fast up by far as our people, and and 550 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:09,560 Speaker 1: that you get to you know, those are two great 551 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: places where we can showcase that. It sounds like so 552 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,040 Speaker 1: much fun. I'm seriously gonna look at I always like 553 00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:17,480 Speaker 1: to I'm serious, is there anything else you'd like to 554 00:29:17,560 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: leave us with before we go? Well, now, I just 555 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 1: appreciate the opportunity. It just it really is um you know, 556 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:25,959 Speaker 1: it's we're at a pivotal point in this country's history, 557 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: and I just it's really important that people pay attention 558 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:32,040 Speaker 1: and show up and and I think that's one of 559 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:34,400 Speaker 1: the things I just try to remind Iowa's as I 560 00:29:34,440 --> 00:29:37,120 Speaker 1: traveled the state to think about where we're at an 561 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,120 Speaker 1: Iowa and a lot of the other red states like 562 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:41,840 Speaker 1: Florida that have the you know, the good fortune to 563 00:29:41,960 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: have Governor to stant Us leading that state and really 564 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: bringing people from all of the blue states down to 565 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:52,520 Speaker 1: Florida because of the freedom and liberty and opportunities that 566 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: exist in that in that state and in those you 567 00:29:56,360 --> 00:29:59,520 Speaker 1: can't take those things for granted. We truly need to 568 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:04,640 Speaker 1: stand up and push back and let our elected representatives 569 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: know what your expectation is. This country is worth fighting for, 570 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: and you just we need people to really be paying 571 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:17,040 Speaker 1: attention and to to get into the fight, to stand strong. 572 00:30:17,040 --> 00:30:19,360 Speaker 1: I always say I'll stand strong for you, for you, 573 00:30:19,400 --> 00:30:22,640 Speaker 1: and I'm I'm happy and excited to do it. But 574 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: we need to engage and if if we show up, 575 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: we'll win and we'll get this country turned around. And 576 00:30:29,680 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 1: I truly believe will we'll be able to do it 577 00:30:32,360 --> 00:30:35,080 Speaker 1: in a pretty fast you know, pretty pretty quick fashioning. 578 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:36,560 Speaker 1: We were able to do it here in the state. 579 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 1: When we took office, it was a significantly different um 580 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,160 Speaker 1: government than it is it is right now. So um, 581 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 1: pay attention. This country matters. Were so blessed to live 582 00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: in the greatest country in the world, and so help us, 583 00:30:50,680 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 1: help us get back to that and help us maintain it. Well, 584 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,880 Speaker 1: I agree, pay attention and pay attention to Governor Kim Reynolds. Governor, 585 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,480 Speaker 1: You're awesome. I appreciate you leading the fight, uh in 586 00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: doing so as a as a happy warrior. So thank 587 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: you for all that you do and I appreciate you 588 00:31:04,160 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 1: joining the show. And I'm also going to look into 589 00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: the West Fair who I'm gonna follow a laugh. You 590 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,440 Speaker 1: won't regret it. I love it. Take care of Governor, 591 00:31:12,520 --> 00:31:19,640 Speaker 1: Thanks so much, Thank you. Isn't she awesome? I met 592 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:21,720 Speaker 1: her a couple of weeks ago, and I just loved her, 593 00:31:21,840 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: and I was so impressed by her. She's just so likable, 594 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 1: she's so smart. She's a fighter, but she does it 595 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: in just like a happy warrior way. I just I'm 596 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 1: a big fan of Governor Kim Reynolds. Keep your eye 597 00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: out on her. She's awesome and you're awesome, and I 598 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:37,800 Speaker 1: appreciate you guys for taking the time to listen. I 599 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: want to thank my executive producer, John Cassio for working 600 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,600 Speaker 1: so hard to bring this show to you every Monday, 601 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: every Thursday, The Truth with Lisa Booth