WEBVTT - Massachusetts Governor Hopeful Mike Kennealy Talks Policy

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

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<v Speaker 2>There is a war in Massachusetts between Republicans and Democrats

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<v Speaker 2>that's been there since they landed on Plymouth Rock a

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<v Speaker 2>few years ago, and all I can say is many

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<v Speaker 2>talk and few do. Mike Knnely joins this Republican candidate

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<v Speaker 2>for governor of Massachusetts, and out of Saint John's, Danvers

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<v Speaker 2>and Dartmouth, he did something really, really unique. He went

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<v Speaker 2>off to save a hugely troubled city system in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 2>Were welcome all of ninety two nine and FM in

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<v Speaker 2>Boston and across this nation to somebody who went into

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<v Speaker 2>the trenches and said we need to fix this. Mike Connely,

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<v Speaker 2>what did you learn about fixing the mess in Lawrence,

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<v Speaker 2>Massachusetts that you would bring to the governor.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's a great question. I appreciate the chance to

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<v Speaker 1>come on today. As you alluded to, I went to

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<v Speaker 1>college and business school. I had a long career in

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<v Speaker 1>the private equity business, but I decided a dozen years

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<v Speaker 1>ago what I wanted to do was public service, and

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<v Speaker 1>my first job was Lawrence. I joined the team tasked

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<v Speaker 1>with turning around the Lawrence public schools and what I

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<v Speaker 1>learned firsthand is the power of leadership and collaboration and

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<v Speaker 1>the ability to get things done when you put the

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<v Speaker 1>outcome ahead of the politics. And so I joined a

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<v Speaker 1>team that was empowered to make real change through state receivership,

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<v Speaker 1>and we did things like cut the size of the

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<v Speaker 1>bureocracy by forty percent and put those dollars in the classroom.

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<v Speaker 1>There's innovative new programs, and we brought parents and teachers

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<v Speaker 1>and community members together to drive better results for our

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<v Speaker 1>kids and two years who took a high school graduation

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<v Speaker 1>rate from fifty two percent to seventy two percent. So

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<v Speaker 1>it was the power of cutting the bureaucracy, leading with

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<v Speaker 1>leading with results, and bringing people together.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike, I need a three hour conversation. I don't have

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<v Speaker 2>that time. Paul's looking at me saying, ask about Trump.

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<v Speaker 2>Are you better position as governor of a commonwealth to

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<v Speaker 2>take on Donald Trump? Given all the horror stories I

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<v Speaker 2>read in the Boston Globe versus the president democratic.

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<v Speaker 1>Governor, I'm way better positioned than her to work with

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<v Speaker 1>anybody that wants to move our straight forward, including the President.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've said for a long time now, when things

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<v Speaker 1>happen in Washington, the governor heally doesn't like she must

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<v Speaker 1>tell her team get me on TV. I would tell

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<v Speaker 1>my team, get me on a plane and get down

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<v Speaker 1>there and work with the President and his team to

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<v Speaker 1>help do things that are good for Massachusetts. I think

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<v Speaker 1>I'm way better positioned. She built her career by assuing

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump. I built my career by working with people

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<v Speaker 1>across all facets of life, all sectors to get things done.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the same approach I would take as.

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<v Speaker 2>Go Good Morning ninety nine FM in Boston and across

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<v Speaker 2>this nation. Mike Kenneely with US Republican candidate for the Commonwealth.

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<v Speaker 3>Mike, what's the from your perspective, the number one issue

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<v Speaker 3>for the people of Massachusetts and what your policy as

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<v Speaker 3>relates to that.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I'm not sure there's one. But we've articulated three

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<v Speaker 1>pillars of our campaign, which is affordability, opportunity, and better government. Right,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got a cost of living crisis here. People cannot

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<v Speaker 1>afford to live in Massachusetts on the one hand. On

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<v Speaker 1>the other hand, it's not an economic opportunity. We're fifty

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<v Speaker 1>at among the fifty states and job creation in the

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<v Speaker 1>last couple of years, and our education test scores are

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<v Speaker 1>down over the last dozen years, so we're not preparing

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<v Speaker 1>the workforce of the future. And in terms of the

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<v Speaker 1>quality of our government, we have a state government that's

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<v Speaker 1>not fiscally responsible, not accountable, not transparent, and can't manage

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<v Speaker 1>a crisis. So for me, there's never one issue that's

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<v Speaker 1>three affordability, opportunity, and would we call it a government

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<v Speaker 1>you can believe in? And people cannot believe in this

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<v Speaker 1>government today.

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<v Speaker 3>Mike, you talked about number fifty in what I think

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<v Speaker 3>business creation That really shocks me coming from a state

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<v Speaker 3>like Massachusetts. What's going on this.

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<v Speaker 2>The job creation we divors to San Francisco.

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<v Speaker 1>This, I mean it should surprise all of us. We look,

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<v Speaker 1>we're Massachusetts, right, we have leading positions some of the

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<v Speaker 1>most important industries globally, we have great companies, great leaders,

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<v Speaker 1>great communities, and because of Beacon Hill's fail policies, we're

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<v Speaker 1>fifty at them on the fifty states and job creations.

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<v Speaker 1>So we should all look at that and just say, look,

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<v Speaker 1>that is not acceptable, and that's the fault of the

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<v Speaker 1>CEO of the state, and that CEO is more heally,

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<v Speaker 1>so we need a change in leadership.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike, one more question here, we'll get you back on

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<v Speaker 2>as you staggered towards the election. I'm going to go

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<v Speaker 2>to Beth Israel DEACONUS, their center for Virology and vexxine research.

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<v Speaker 2>What would you say right now to Secretary Kennedy about

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<v Speaker 2>the science of Boston, Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 1>I would say, we have the best science in the world, okay.

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<v Speaker 1>And the reason why my family and I ride the

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<v Speaker 1>panmass Challenge every year, for example, is that our institutions,

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<v Speaker 1>like in that case Dana Farbert you mentioned Bed Israel,

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<v Speaker 1>our institutions get results. So I would tell them what

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<v Speaker 1>you get when you invest in Massachusetts, and you should

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<v Speaker 1>invest here. We are the leader.

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<v Speaker 2>Mike Kennely, thank us so much for Ninetie to Night

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<v Speaker 2>and FM in Boston. Republican candidate the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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<v Speaker 2>for governor, and for all of you across the nation.

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<v Speaker 2>Just a window, Paul, You're right, I was stunned fiftieth

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<v Speaker 2>in job creation. Really, it's like worse expense housing issues

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<v Speaker 2>than New York. In the Tri state area. There's some

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<v Speaker 2>real challenges up there, including the designated hitter position.