1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: The New York Times is recently labeled the congresswoman Mira 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: Flora is a far right Latina. Why are they so 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: afraid of her? We're going to ask the congresswoman herself. 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,479 Speaker 1: We're also going to ask her, you know, she just 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: won this special election in Texas thirty four. This is 6 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: a district that has been in Democrat hands for over 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: a hundred and fifty years. We're gonna ask her about 8 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,079 Speaker 1: why she decided to run. Also, she used to be 9 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: a Democrat, so I'm gonna ask her, you know what 10 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: change for you? Why did you move over to the 11 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: Republican Party? As a lot of Hispanics are doing right now, 12 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 1: and as a lot of minority voters are doing right now, 13 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: is the Democrat Party really becomes this party of the 14 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: coastal elites. Republicans have really been building this multi racial 15 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:42,360 Speaker 1: coalition of working class voters. I mean, we are seeing 16 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: a massive realignment and American politics right now. I'm also 17 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: gonna ask her who comes up with things like latin 18 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 1: X you know, and you've got Jill Biden, the first Lady, 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:56,000 Speaker 1: talking about things like labeling Latino's tacos. So we're gonna 20 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: get into all of that with her. I'm also going 21 00:00:58,360 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: to ask her about the board crisis. I believe that Republicans, 22 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 1: if they take back the House in the Senate, which 23 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: I believe they will, one of the first orders of 24 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: business is passing a clean border security bill. No amnesty, 25 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: none of that stuff, just to clean border security bill. 26 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: So I will ask her she'll commit to that as well. 27 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 1: I hope you enjoy this with Congressman Mira Flores of 28 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: Texas thirty four. So, Congresswoman, before we get into you 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: know why you decided to run and all those sorts 30 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: of things, I wanted that what's the deal behind Nancy 31 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: Pelosi elbowing your daughter? What what's the backstory, what happened 32 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: with that? Give us the scoop to be honest with you. 33 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: I was very surprised by that and that behavior. I 34 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,200 Speaker 1: was so proud of my daughter and how well behaved 35 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: she was, and disappointed because these are people that claimed 36 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: to be supportive of immigrants. This was is in was 37 00:01:56,280 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: a big day. I am the first Mexican born con 38 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:03,960 Speaker 1: this woman ever elected in Congress. This is something to celebrate, 39 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: you know, all over the United States because we finally 40 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: have a real voice. Um in Congress UM, but we 41 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 1: are pushed aside because they don't want to see us 42 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:21,440 Speaker 1: UM succeed in this country. They want to continue keeping 43 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:24,360 Speaker 1: us poor and they want to continue controlling our vote. 44 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 1: That's where that's where they want us. But we've had 45 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,080 Speaker 1: enough and we have everything it takes for us to 46 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,519 Speaker 1: be successful. Were people of God, family and very hard 47 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 1: working and because of our work ethic is that we 48 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: are succeeding in this country. Well, she showed a lot 49 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,560 Speaker 1: more restraint than I would have, so kudos to her. 50 00:02:44,200 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: As you said you were proud, I would have given 51 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: her a nice little, uh, you know, shove back there. 52 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,639 Speaker 1: But you know, so you you won. Texas thirty four 53 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: is a special election, a district that had been in 54 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 1: Democrats hands for over a hundred fifty years. Why why 55 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: did you decide that it was time to run? Because 56 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: we've never had a voice in South Texas and my 57 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 1: district UM hasn't been represented here in Washington. We've been 58 00:03:08,400 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: the forgotten. We've been taken for granted for decades. The 59 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: Democrat Party just nothing. They think that by giving us 60 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: that goes and playing Latin music, that's all it's gonna 61 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: take for us to vote for them, and it's not 62 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:23,720 Speaker 1: They're going to have to get to work and earned 63 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: our vote, and they continue to do nothing in this race. 64 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: They did not invest They invested very little. Why because 65 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 1: they thought that they were gonna win because they had 66 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 1: a D after their last name, And it's not true. 67 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: It's gonna take a lot of work and dedication for 68 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 1: you to win in any election. You were previously a Democrat. 69 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: Why did you decide to walk away from the Democrat Party? 70 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: Because of my values. I am for God, pro life, 71 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: pro family, and I believe that our our values shouldn't 72 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: be put aside for a political party. I was not aware, 73 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, what each party stood for. 74 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 1: I voted Democrat because most people in the Hispanic community 75 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: do vote Democrat. But once I realized what each party 76 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: stood for, I realized that my values aline with the 77 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 1: Republican Party. But today a lot of people are walking 78 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: away for many reasons. Yes, they're values, but also because 79 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: of the um economic crisis that we're going through. This 80 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: administration is hurting us tremendously. We have a lot less 81 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: money in our pockets and we want we want our 82 00:04:30,520 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 1: lives back. Well, and you've been outspoken on the cultural front. 83 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: I mean, we've seen Democrats advocate for drag queens and 84 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: schools and transitioning kids and those sorts of things. I mean, 85 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,200 Speaker 1: why do you think they're pushing for those kinds of policies? 86 00:04:44,800 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: You know, I really have no idea. I am blown 87 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:55,080 Speaker 1: away because that wasn't the Democrat party. They've gotten so 88 00:04:55,160 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: far left. They have completely abandoned the American values. They 89 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: completely abandoned the Hispanic community. Um, and I just don't 90 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: recognize that party anymore. Well, and you've got people like 91 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: Joe Biden. I think we've got the clip, Drew. Can 92 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: we can we play that real quick? Diversity of this 93 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 1: community as distinct as the bogadas of the Bronx, as 94 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: beautiful as the blossoms of Miami, and as unique as 95 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio. And you've also 96 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: got Democrats referring to Latinos as latin X Like, who 97 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,559 Speaker 1: who do you think comes up with this stuff? Yeah? 98 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: I have no idea. White liberals more likely, um, that 99 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 1: know nothing about our culture and who we are in 100 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: liberal do not value as as as a community, nor 101 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 1: do they see as Americans to the bidens we're seeing 102 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: as stackles, and they only care about is when it 103 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:58,919 Speaker 1: comes time to elections. And people in my community have 104 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: really woken up and we've we've seen who they really are. 105 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,480 Speaker 1: So you've got people like Congress who met al on Mars. 106 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: She came to America as a refugee, went on to 107 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:10,720 Speaker 1: serve and in Congress, by all accounts, is that you know, 108 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: accomplished a lot in her life. But she is constantly 109 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: criticizing in America, the country who has afforded all that 110 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: to her and afforded her a home. Why why do 111 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: you think she's so critical of America. It's truly sad 112 00:06:24,320 --> 00:06:27,839 Speaker 1: because I was born in Mexico and I'm forever grateful 113 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: to this country for giving me the opportunities to be successful. 114 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: In this country, it doesn't matter where you come from. 115 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: And she should know that that if you work hard, 116 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: you can accomplish anything you want in America. And that's 117 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 1: the beauty of this country. For me, the United States 118 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: of America is the greatest country in the world. Yes, 119 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,680 Speaker 1: we have serious issues right now, UM, and we definitely UM, 120 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: I need to make a U turn, But it doesn't matter. 121 00:06:55,680 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: At the end of the day. It is the greatest 122 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,360 Speaker 1: country in the world, and it's sad to see people occur, 123 00:07:01,040 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: you know, just not appreciating this country and so many 124 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: who are born here, because I do see also a 125 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,400 Speaker 1: lot of people that were born here race here also 126 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: just respecting our country, burning the flood and just just 127 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: growing our communities. And I wish that we could send 128 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,760 Speaker 1: those people to Venezuela and Cuba and bring some freedom 129 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: lovers and hard working people to this country. And in return, 130 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: you've got people like George Strowers right now, who's bankrolling 131 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,800 Speaker 1: a takeover of eighteen Hispanic radio stations and ten different markets. 132 00:07:34,400 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: Why do you think he's trying to do that, Because 133 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,960 Speaker 1: he's trying to eraise our values. He's he wants the 134 00:07:41,040 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 1: Hispanic community to forget about God and family values. That's 135 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: what the fall Left want us to do. And I'm 136 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:53,400 Speaker 1: calling on the Hispanic community fight for your values, fight 137 00:07:53,480 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: for your parents, values that were instilled in you, that 138 00:07:56,520 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: live in us, and instill those values into your kids, 139 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: into your grandkids, because this is really a battle against 140 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 1: you know, good versus evil and then wanting to take 141 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 1: everything away from us. You know, I know your husband's 142 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:18,040 Speaker 1: a border patrol agent. How hard has this administration's policies 143 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: and the border crisis been on him and so many 144 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 1: border patrol agents. It's a It's truly sad because our 145 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: men and women are really doing the best that they can. 146 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: They don't have the resources in them and the manpower 147 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: to handle this crisis, and they're constantly being disrespected by 148 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: members of Congress on the left when all they're doing 149 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: is doing their job as best as they can. The 150 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: Biden administration is constantly disrespecting our border patrol agents and 151 00:08:47,920 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: making their life and their work more difficult. They don't 152 00:08:51,080 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: care about our border patrol agents. They don't care about immigrants. 153 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: The Biden administration only cares about their party and the power. 154 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: They don't care that immage and have to go through 155 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: abuse UH in so much to come here to the 156 00:09:04,280 --> 00:09:07,920 Speaker 1: United States. If they cared about immigrants, they would fix 157 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 1: uh the broken immigration UH process that we have in 158 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: this country. But they don't. They don't care about immigrants, 159 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: and they don't care about our border patrol agents. And 160 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: I'm here to tell our border patrol agents that you 161 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: do have a voice, of course, like you mentioned before, 162 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: and my husband is a border patrol agents, so it's 163 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,880 Speaker 1: very personal to me, but it's personal to all of 164 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,560 Speaker 1: us in South Sexes are border patrol agents, are husbands there, 165 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: you know, wives, sons, um grandkids, neighbors, their family, there 166 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: are familia. So any attack against them is an attack 167 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: against us. So you represent South Texas. How scary and 168 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: concerning is it with you know, Cartel's sort of abusing 169 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: the border crisis right now? What has that done to 170 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 1: a lot of these you know, cities and towns along 171 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: the southern border. It's taken away so much from us 172 00:09:57,040 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: because so many of us in South Texas have family Mexico. 173 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: I still have my grandparents in Tamaulipas, and so many 174 00:10:04,280 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: of us in South Texas and we're not able to 175 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: visit our loved ones because of the criminal organizations. And 176 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: they've taken that away from me. They've taken that away 177 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: from so many people in South Texas. And we don't 178 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: want what we're afraid of to come here. We don't 179 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:23,520 Speaker 1: want no American to ever feel afraid to visit their 180 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:27,760 Speaker 1: loved ones. And we understand that the criminal organizations are 181 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: not just hurting the Mexican Mexican people, but they're also 182 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:34,040 Speaker 1: hurting the American people. And this is something that both 183 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: United States and Mexico should come together and fix this 184 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: illegal immigration process that is also affecting them as well. 185 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: This is something that we should work together. What do 186 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: you think of Joe Biden's time in office so far? Useless? 187 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: Honestly used. This is they've done nothing for the American people. 188 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: They've done nothing for the Hispanic community. Um, they've made 189 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 1: our lives a lot worse and uh, completely not there 190 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,439 Speaker 1: and we want the lives that we had before. Then 191 00:11:06,200 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: quick commercial break back with congress Women Mira Flores on 192 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: the other side, what are you hearing from back home 193 00:11:17,120 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: in terms of what do you think the big issues 194 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: are heading into the midterm elections? You know what, what 195 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:26,080 Speaker 1: are you hearing from folks as as you campaign? It's 196 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,840 Speaker 1: all about the economy. It's all about the economy, and 197 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: they're concerned about the rent, the gas, the groceries. So 198 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: many of my patients, as the respiratory therapist, um would 199 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: give up their care care that they need medical care 200 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 1: because they have to use their money for food and gas. 201 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:51,640 Speaker 1: And this is truly truly sad because the bidenministration doesn't 202 00:11:51,720 --> 00:11:55,800 Speaker 1: understand the sent to Gonzalez, doesn't understand that behind their 203 00:11:55,880 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: policies are real human lives and people are hurting because 204 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 1: of them. Our elderly community that you know is on 205 00:12:03,880 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: a fixed income can't afford this anymore. So many of 206 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 1: our elderly wanted to retire and they can no longer retire. 207 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:13,880 Speaker 1: They have to go back to work because of the 208 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: cost of living. This is the biggest concern in my district, 209 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,839 Speaker 1: and I know it is throughout the entire country. Do 210 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: you think Democrats care because you know, as you mentioned, 211 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: your gas prices are really hurting so many Americans across 212 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: the country, and instead of trying to produce oil production 213 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,319 Speaker 1: here in the United States, you know, he's he's made 214 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,719 Speaker 1: it harder and he's put limitations on things like that. 215 00:12:35,800 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: So do you think they even care? You know, anyone 216 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 1: in the right senses would care because they should see 217 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: the approval ratings going down every single week. So I 218 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:52,840 Speaker 1: don't understand why, you know, they don't wake up and 219 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,520 Speaker 1: see like, hey, this is this is not the right message. 220 00:12:56,160 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: We're hurting the American people. Look at our approval right, 221 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: and they don't care about their approval right. They don't 222 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: care that they're losing. I honestly don't understand what's going 223 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:10,800 Speaker 1: on on the left side, because anyone in their right 224 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 1: senses would have already made changes and they have it. Well, 225 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: I personally in the mindset that you know, the pain 226 00:13:17,640 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: is intentional, and you know they've been talking about you know, 227 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: even Obama's energy secretary from forever ago was talking about 228 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: how they needed to drive up gas prices and prices 229 00:13:27,559 --> 00:13:29,440 Speaker 1: as high as Europe, you know. I mean the whole 230 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: point is this great reset they would have towards contentional. 231 00:13:32,440 --> 00:13:35,280 Speaker 1: I agree with you, Um, it has to be intentional, 232 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: because they just continue pushing and pushing even though they're 233 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: a poor writing is going down. They continue to push, 234 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: even though the people are you know, begging for change 235 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:50,199 Speaker 1: and asking them to bring down the costs, and they 236 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:54,040 Speaker 1: just continue to push further. They don't care that this 237 00:13:54,120 --> 00:13:56,960 Speaker 1: has to be intentional. Well, I'm one of those people 238 00:13:57,000 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: that talks to everyone no matter where, you know, so 239 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,679 Speaker 1: I'm always, you know, whenever I ta goober or something, 240 00:14:00,720 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: I'm always talking to you know, the driver and having 241 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: conversations with them about life and whatnot. And the number 242 00:14:05,760 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: one thing I keep hearing from people is just how 243 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: hard it is to make a living right now. With 244 00:14:10,200 --> 00:14:12,720 Speaker 1: the price of gas, and you know, they're just telling 245 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 1: me that they're not making money and it's just really 246 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: hard to to survive financially right now. It's just really sad. 247 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: It is. It's truly sad. And that's why I mentioned 248 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: earlier they don't understand that behind their policies are real 249 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,360 Speaker 1: human lives or our children. I just can't imagine right 250 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: now where kids are starting school this fall and parents 251 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:32,760 Speaker 1: are not going to have, you know, money to buy 252 00:14:32,800 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: them new school clothes and supplies because I remember growing 253 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: up in our you know, and my parents not having 254 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: those resources and me having to work at a very 255 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:46,240 Speaker 1: early age um for that to help my parents with 256 00:14:46,280 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: school supplies and clothes. And I know that so many 257 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:52,480 Speaker 1: parents are struggling because of that, and I just wanted 258 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: to ask it. I know you've got to go, You've 259 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 1: got a busy schedule. You know, I know a lot 260 00:14:55,760 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: Americans would like to see this border crisis resolved and 261 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 1: and solved. Would you commit to the next Congress with 262 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 1: if if we get a Republican Congress of passing a 263 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 1: border security bill without any amnesty or a path decisionship 264 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 1: or anything like that, just strictly border just strictly address 265 00:15:11,560 --> 00:15:15,480 Speaker 1: the southern border and border secure. Of course, we need 266 00:15:15,520 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: to secure our borders, but we do have a broken 267 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 1: immigration system that needs to be fixed. That that is 268 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: a fact. So we do need to fix the legal 269 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:29,160 Speaker 1: process because we can secure our borders um and we 270 00:15:29,240 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: are and I give you my word that I will 271 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: always advocate for more resources and more security whatever our 272 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 1: border patrol agents. I think it's important that we sit 273 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: down with our border patrol agents, and that we sit 274 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: down with them and that we allow them to tell 275 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:46,880 Speaker 1: us what is it that you need, What are the 276 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: resources and for that's leads that we can do is 277 00:15:50,360 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: give them everything that they need. But we do have 278 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: a broken immigration uh system, and we must focus on 279 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: legal um immigration and how we can improve. So it 280 00:16:02,920 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 1: does because it takes a long time for you to 281 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:07,680 Speaker 1: be able to come here, to be to the United States, 282 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,280 Speaker 1: you could take ten, fifteen years or more. So I 283 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 1: do believe that we need to improve the legal the 284 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: legal process, and if we want to remain in the 285 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: world power, we must be a military power and bring 286 00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 1: back economic opportunities. No, I hear you. I think the 287 00:16:29,120 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: concern is just you know a lot of the ways 288 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 1: that some people want to address the border security or 289 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:37,160 Speaker 1: you don't want to address you know, broken immigration. The 290 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: concern is that it would lead to you know, some 291 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 1: of the additional problems and incentivizing uh, you know, more 292 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 1: illegal immigration along the southern border. But I want to 293 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,560 Speaker 1: we don't want to do that anything else you want 294 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: to leave us with before we go. Congresswoman, I just 295 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: as a Hispanic community and the American people to not 296 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: put your values aside for a political party. Vote on 297 00:16:57,200 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: your values. Your loyalty should be with God, your with 298 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: your family, um, and with your community, and not a 299 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: political party. And we have a big fight coming this November, 300 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: and we must take back our country and bring back 301 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: the American values. It is a big fight and we 302 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: do need to take back this country. We agree with 303 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:18,200 Speaker 1: you on that. Congressman, thank you so much for joining 304 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: the show. I appreciate your time. I know you've got 305 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: a busy day, so thanks for making time for us. 306 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: Thank you so much. Bye bye. That was Congressman Birah Flores. 307 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 1: Uh gotta handed to her picking up a Democrat seat 308 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: in over a hundred fifty years. She's also been really 309 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: strong and a lot of these cultural issues in terms 310 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 1: of pushing back against, you know, some of this drag 311 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: queen transitioning stuff. I did want to hold her feet 312 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,199 Speaker 1: to the fire just a little bit on the border 313 00:17:46,240 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: crisis because I am of the personal belief that we 314 00:17:48,440 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: need a clean border security bill without any amnesty, any 315 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 1: of that stuff. Keep it clean, get it done, no 316 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 1: Tom Floory. So that's why I wanted to ask her 317 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 1: about that. I want to thank you guys at home 318 00:18:00,560 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: for listening. Tune in every Monday and Thursday. Please leave 319 00:18:04,320 --> 00:18:07,720 Speaker 1: us five stars and Apple Podcasts. Also drop us a review, 320 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 1: let us know what you think of the show. And 321 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: I want to thank Drew Steele who stepped in for 322 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:14,680 Speaker 1: my buddy and executive producer John Cassie, who's on vacation. 323 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: But you know, he deserves it. He works really hard, 324 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:20,520 Speaker 1: he's got kids and all of that, so he's definitely 325 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,000 Speaker 1: deserving of a vacation. But thanks to Drew Steele for 326 00:18:23,160 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 1: stepping in on this one. Uh and tune into the 327 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:26,560 Speaker 1: next episode.