WEBVTT - Rep. Bryan Steil Talks Procedural Vote

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>How you feel about the likelihood of a shutdown or

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<v Speaker 2>the progress being made on this ICE reform issue probably

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<v Speaker 2>depends on who you ask on Capitol Hill. So we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to ask someone there right now joining us, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>pleased to say live from the House is Republican Congressman

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<v Speaker 2>Brian Style of Wisconsin. He, of course, is the chair

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<v Speaker 2>of the House Administration Committee. Welcome back to Bloomberg TV

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<v Speaker 2>and Radio. Sarah, It's good to see you. It's been

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<v Speaker 2>a while since we've talked. As you just heard Tyler say,

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<v Speaker 2>it seems that there is still a bit of daylight

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<v Speaker 2>between Republicans and Democrats on what reforms both can actually

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<v Speaker 2>get behind. Sir, what would you be willing to accept.

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<v Speaker 1>Kelly, Welcome back. Here we are again Democrats threatening your shutdown,

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<v Speaker 1>in this time a portion of the federal government if

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<v Speaker 1>they don't get their way. I think what we need

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<v Speaker 1>to do is have cooler heads prevail. The Department of

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<v Speaker 1>Homeland Security is an essential agency that covers not only ICE,

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<v Speaker 1>but also Coast Guard, TSA, and other essential federal government programs,

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<v Speaker 1>and so the threat of a shutdown is unproductive at

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<v Speaker 1>an absolut minimum. We should pass a continuing resolution, and

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, the House pass complete funding from the entire

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<v Speaker 1>fiscal year in a bipartisan vote. So at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the day, what we need to see is Senate

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats come to the table to make sure that we

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<v Speaker 1>can get sixty votes in the Senate fund this for

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<v Speaker 1>the full year. Allow cooler heads to prevail, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think what we're seeing is more and more local jurisdictions

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<v Speaker 1>cooperating with ICE and that prevents some of the more

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<v Speaker 1>challenging situations that we've had.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Congressman, there are a lot of questions about the

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<v Speaker 3>way this goes, and the calendar is not a friend.

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<v Speaker 3>At the moment, there was only a two week continuing resolution,

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<v Speaker 3>So here we are again up against the deadline. If

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<v Speaker 3>Democrats and Republicans can't come to terms in the next

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<v Speaker 3>couple of days. Here, would you support a continuing resolution

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<v Speaker 3>of that duration again or should it be something longer

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<v Speaker 3>so we don't have to keep coming back around on these.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't love curs, but boy, they're better

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<v Speaker 1>than shutting down the government for a portion of the government.

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<v Speaker 1>In this case, two weeks is pretty insufficient for Congress

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<v Speaker 1>to operate. It's too bad that's the case. I'd be

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<v Speaker 1>open to even a slightly longer cr But again, this

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<v Speaker 1>final negotiation is going to take place between about ten

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats in the United States Senate with President Trump. It's

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<v Speaker 1>trusting that they can land this plane. Cooler heads prevail,

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<v Speaker 1>getting local jurisdictions to cooperate with ice, and giving that

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<v Speaker 1>time to reach agreement on this funding deal, I think

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<v Speaker 1>is what's going to ultimately be required.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, so while the work on a funding agreement happens

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<v Speaker 2>in the background, Congressmen, you of course are doing work

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<v Speaker 2>of your own, including holding a committee hearing on election

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<v Speaker 2>integrity today as well, of course having introduced the Make

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<v Speaker 2>Elections Great Again, the Mega Act around Election Security, that

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<v Speaker 2>Act as well as the Save Act, which of course

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<v Speaker 2>is a kind of tantem effort going on. Congressman was

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<v Speaker 2>criticized by Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski as effectively federalized elections.

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<v Speaker 2>Is that what you are intending to do? How do

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<v Speaker 2>you avoid doing that?

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<v Speaker 1>Article one, section four gives authority vote to the states

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<v Speaker 1>to operate elections, but also the authority for Congress to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that there's clear laws to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>we have confidence in our elections. The Mega Act, a

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<v Speaker 1>portion of which is the Save Act, puts forward common

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<v Speaker 1>sense reforms to reinstate America's trust in our elections. I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's common sense that we should require, for example,

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<v Speaker 1>photo identification when an individual goes to the polls, I

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<v Speaker 1>have to do that. If you want a board an airplane,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to open a bank accounter, Heck, you want

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<v Speaker 1>to buy a six pack of beer, you need to

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<v Speaker 1>show photo identification. So it's common sense, it's popular. This

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<v Speaker 1>is far from the takeover argument that some are attempting

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<v Speaker 1>to make. It's putting in baseline standards so that all

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<v Speaker 1>Americans have confidence our elections are being run accurately and fairly.

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<v Speaker 3>Do you worry about mission creep here? If I can

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<v Speaker 3>use that term, Congressman, When you hear President Trump talking

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<v Speaker 3>about nationalizing elections and taking it out of the hands

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<v Speaker 3>of the states in the case of sanctuary cities or

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<v Speaker 3>states that have sanctuary cities, he says Republicans should run

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<v Speaker 3>those elections of isolating about fifteen states he thinks need

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<v Speaker 3>that kind of attention. Does that run against the conservative

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<v Speaker 3>principles that you bring to the table.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I think what it is is putting in baseline

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<v Speaker 1>standards that are needed to operate our elections. Again, the

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<v Speaker 1>states are going to be the ones operating the elections,

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<v Speaker 1>but I do think it's appropriate to have a federal

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<v Speaker 1>standard with which every state must meet in an absolute minimum.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixteen states, for example, don't require photo identification when an

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<v Speaker 1>individual goes to vote. Again, I think all fifty states

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<v Speaker 1>should require that. We should end elections on election days

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<v Speaker 1>so the American public knows the results of elections on

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<v Speaker 1>the night of the elections. These are core principles, They

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<v Speaker 1>are common sense, and they instill confidence in our elections.

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<v Speaker 1>What we saw from the state of Georgia after they

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<v Speaker 1>implemented election integritary reform in twenty twenty one and they've

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<v Speaker 1>run two statewide elections is high voter participation, increasing confidence

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<v Speaker 1>and as that occurs, more and more people are likely

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<v Speaker 1>to participate, which is a good thing for our democracy well.

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<v Speaker 2>And as we consider what will be on the minds

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<v Speaker 2>of the American electorate as they go to vote, Congressman,

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<v Speaker 2>we know the economy always features quite heavily and the

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<v Speaker 2>impact certain fiscal policies and others have on the economy,

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<v Speaker 2>like for example, the impact of tariffs that have been

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<v Speaker 2>levied by the Trump administration. They were supposed to be

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<v Speaker 2>just a few hours from now a procedural vote, a

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<v Speaker 2>rule vote on what Speaker Johnson is pushing, essentially extending

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<v Speaker 2>a prohibition of calling snap votes on repealing the president's tariffs.

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<v Speaker 2>We now understand that has been postponed to eight thirty

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<v Speaker 2>pm this evening. It seems there's a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>trouble in the water here, Congressman. Is a few of

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<v Speaker 2>your colleagues have suggested that they will not be voting

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<v Speaker 2>with the Speaker on this. What are you hearing, Well.

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<v Speaker 1>There's a lot of dialogue and discussion as to exactly

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<v Speaker 1>how we move forward. I think we have an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>here to work with the presidents we strike trade deals,

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<v Speaker 1>in particular with our allies, to bring those trade barriers

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<v Speaker 1>down to give American markets access into foreign markets. For

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<v Speaker 1>far too long, countries like China have taken advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>US trade agreements. In holding countries like China, along with

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<v Speaker 1>our allies, accountable, I think is absolutely essential. We're going

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<v Speaker 1>to have a lot of dialogue and debate over this

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<v Speaker 1>or the next handful of hours, but at the end here.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the goal is to create these trade agreements

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<v Speaker 1>with our allies, and I think we have an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to do that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, the Supreme Court at some point is going

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<v Speaker 3>to rule on this Congressman. In fact, we thought we

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<v Speaker 3>would possibly even know by now, how would that potentially

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<v Speaker 3>argue or complement a law passed by Congress when it

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<v Speaker 3>comes to the veracity of this teriff regime.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, for a number of years beyond just this administration,

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<v Speaker 1>we have seen executives, both at the presidential level as

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<v Speaker 1>well as governors, use emergency orders to take actions that

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<v Speaker 1>they would like to take without legislative approval. We saw

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<v Speaker 1>that all throughout the period of COVID case before the

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<v Speaker 1>Supreme Court. I think could be depending on how it's written, transformative.

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<v Speaker 1>As we understand emergency powers. Many of the tariffs that

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<v Speaker 1>the President put forward are dependent on those emergency powers.

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<v Speaker 1>The Supreme Court may rule, but I think in lieu

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<v Speaker 1>of that, I think what we would like to see

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<v Speaker 1>is the President continue to work and finalize these trade

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<v Speaker 1>agreements with our allies to provide real stability in the

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<v Speaker 1>trade agreements that we need to keep our economy strong.

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<v Speaker 2>And just finally, Congressman. On the subject of the economy,

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump suggested in an interview with Fox's Larry Cudlow

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<v Speaker 2>that the economy could be growing at fifteen percent under

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<v Speaker 2>the leadership of Kevin Warsh if he is confirmed a

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<v Speaker 2>sped share take a listen.

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<v Speaker 4>We should be at fifteen percent. I'll tell you if

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<v Speaker 4>our new head of the FED, who I think is

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<v Speaker 4>going to be great, and he's a really high quality person,

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<v Speaker 4>but if he does the job that he's capable, we

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<v Speaker 4>can grow at fifteen percent.

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<v Speaker 1>I think more than that.

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<v Speaker 2>You sit on the Financial Services Committee, Congressman, do you

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<v Speaker 2>buy fifteen percent GDP growth in the United States of America?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, wouldn't we all love to see it? But I

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<v Speaker 1>think we got a ton of run room in front

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<v Speaker 1>of us. The underlying economy in the United States is strong.

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<v Speaker 1>If we continue to work to remove the burdens that

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<v Speaker 1>have been put in place through red tape, through high regulations,

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<v Speaker 1>through taxes, and we work to empower the American economy,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're going to continue to see strong economic growth.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's great that the President is out there

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<v Speaker 1>cheerleading for the country and putting a high bar in

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<v Speaker 1>front of us but we should all be working to

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<v Speaker 1>drive forward economic growth. In particular as we look at

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<v Speaker 1>a period of time where debt and deficits are significant

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<v Speaker 1>challenges in front of us. The biggest answer to get

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<v Speaker 1>out of this situation is to grow the economy at

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<v Speaker 1>rates that we haven't seen. We've seen strong economic growth

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<v Speaker 1>over the course of the past few quarters. I think

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<v Speaker 1>we have an opportunity to continue to build on that success.

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<v Speaker 3>Congressman, it's great to have you back. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 3>the insights. As always, Ryan Style of Wisconsin, the chairman

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<v Speaker 3>of the House Admin Committee,