WEBVTT - The Truth with Lisa Boothe: One on One with Speaker Kevin McCarthy

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<v Speaker 2>Well, folks, we've got a big guest today, Speaker Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>McCarthy is on the show. But before we get started,

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to play this epic exchange that he had

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<v Speaker 2>with an Associated Press reporter about the House's impeachment inquiry.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen, ben ia As that came out and said that

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<v Speaker 3>both Chairman Jordan and Colmer were not able to resent

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<v Speaker 3>anything that was an impeachable offense at this point, is

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<v Speaker 3>that an assessment that you share?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we appeachment inquiry is not impeachment. So what

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<v Speaker 4>impeachment inquiry is to do is to get answers to questions.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you concerned about all the stuff that was just

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<v Speaker 4>recently learned? Do you have any concern? Have you asked

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<v Speaker 4>the White House any questions? Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you agree that?

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<v Speaker 4>Do you believe the President lied to the American public

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<v Speaker 4>when he said he'd never talked to his son about

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<v Speaker 4>business deal?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>So no, it's all right. You can't answer that.

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<v Speaker 4>Do you believe when they said the president went on

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<v Speaker 4>conference calls? Do you believe that happened. That's okay. Do

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<v Speaker 4>you believe the President went to Cafe Milano and had

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<v Speaker 4>dinner with the with the clients of Hunter Biden, who

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<v Speaker 4>believes he got those clients because he was selling the brand? Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>do you believe Hunter Biden when you sell the video

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<v Speaker 4>of him driving a Porsche, that he got one hundred

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<v Speaker 4>and forty three thousand dollars to buy that Porsche the

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<v Speaker 4>next day?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we're going to get into that exchange. Also, the

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<v Speaker 2>funding fight on Capitol Hill with the September thirtieth deadline

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<v Speaker 2>as well. Plus Joe Biden is weak, but Democrats might

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<v Speaker 2>convict Donald Trump heading into the twenty twenty four election,

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<v Speaker 2>So how do we win in that political environment? All

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<v Speaker 2>that and so much more with Speaker of the House

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin McCarthy, stay with us. Speaker McCarthy, it's an honor

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<v Speaker 2>to have you on the show. You've got a few

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<v Speaker 2>things on your plate, to say the least, so we

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate you making the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I appreciate it. Gave them the opportunity. Look, I

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<v Speaker 1>always love a challenge, and every week seems different, and

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<v Speaker 1>I've got a few challenges out there. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>what this country is worth, the fight to make it better.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you certainly signed up for the right job. If

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<v Speaker 2>you love a challenge. You're getting hit from both sides here.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, let's start with the impeachment inquiry. What's your

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<v Speaker 2>objective with it?

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<v Speaker 1>My objective with it is just to get to the truth,

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<v Speaker 1>to get answers. And you know, it's really interesting. A

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<v Speaker 1>lot of people don't understand what impeachment inquiry actually means.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, when I first took over Speaker and we've

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<v Speaker 1>learned all this new information, we never would have known

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<v Speaker 1>anything had Republicans not taken the majority. I mean, think

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<v Speaker 1>about what we've known so far. At the very beginning,

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<v Speaker 1>the President told us that he never even talked to

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<v Speaker 1>his son about any business dealings. We had an Attorney

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<v Speaker 1>general who said when we asked for a special counsel

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<v Speaker 1>when they were looking at Hunter, Biden said, no, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't need that. If Wise needs to be a special counsel,

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<v Speaker 1>he can do it. If he wants to prosecuting, where

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<v Speaker 1>we'd back it all up? Well, lo and behold what

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<v Speaker 1>have we found out? As the world transgressed, we soon

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<v Speaker 1>learned that there was an informant to the FBI came

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<v Speaker 1>to us and said, the FBI has known or has

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<v Speaker 1>an alleged informant that said that Biden took a bribe,

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<v Speaker 1>but said you couldn't find it because he had a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of shell companies. We then found out that when

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<v Speaker 1>Biden became vice president, his family set up twenty shell companies.

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<v Speaker 1>We then found out now that twenty million dollars have

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<v Speaker 1>gone to him and paid nine different family members. We

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<v Speaker 1>have then found out just this summer why we were

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<v Speaker 1>gone last month, that Hunter, Biden's business partner, Devin says, no,

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<v Speaker 1>the President not only talk to him about it. Hunter

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<v Speaker 1>said he was selling the brand, that the President would

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<v Speaker 1>call in to the meetings, and that he had dinners

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<v Speaker 1>that at both dinners there was outcome. One he got

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<v Speaker 1>a new Porsche. Another three million dollars from a Russian

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<v Speaker 1>oligarch was sent in the following days. And then all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, the sweetheart deal comes and we get

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<v Speaker 1>some irs whistleblowers who come to us who say, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>what Weiss and the Attorney General have told you is

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<v Speaker 1>not what we heard in the meetings. Weiss told us

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<v Speaker 1>that he wanted to be special counsel. They wouldn't name it,

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<v Speaker 1>and he wanted to prosecute in two jurisdictions and he

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<v Speaker 1>was denied, and he said, we took minutes of the meetings,

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<v Speaker 1>we asked questions about it. We have since brought in

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<v Speaker 1>two other people that were in there. They say the

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<v Speaker 1>same thing. And then we've found out that now the

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<v Speaker 1>vice president got sixteen of the seventeen payments from Romania

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<v Speaker 1>while he was vice president the family. We now also

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<v Speaker 1>learned that when the president told us they got no

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<v Speaker 1>money from China, that yes, they got a million dollars

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<v Speaker 1>from China. And now we've looked as well that the

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<v Speaker 1>vice president at the time used a false name in emails.

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<v Speaker 1>Why would you do that so you couldn't Foya, you

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't find these emails. And in these emails, there's fifty

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<v Speaker 1>four hundred of them. The archives control it. Obama gets

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<v Speaker 1>to make the decision whether we get to see it.

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<v Speaker 1>But in one of them, it literally has the President

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<v Speaker 1>and Hunter Biden on it from the staff saying talking

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<v Speaker 1>about a phone call with the president of Ukraine. What

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<v Speaker 1>we learned from Hunter Biden's business partner who was on BISMA,

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<v Speaker 1>the Ukrainian Energy Board with them is that there was

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of pressure being mounted about the prosecutor in Ukraine.

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<v Speaker 1>We know the President said back then he bragged about

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<v Speaker 1>withholding a billion dollars of American taxpayer money to get

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<v Speaker 1>the prosecut fired. It's all around the same time period.

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<v Speaker 1>We do know from the IRS agents that the government

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<v Speaker 1>wise allowed the statue of limitations to run out on

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<v Speaker 1>Hunter Biden under the most egregious portions of his tax provisions,

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<v Speaker 1>which IRS never allows to happen to any American. So

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<v Speaker 1>this is just in a nutshell. We also learned that

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<v Speaker 1>there is a White House staffer that worked at the

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<v Speaker 1>Vice president office that refers back to Hunter Biden's business

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<v Speaker 1>partner says the Vice President has signed off on the

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<v Speaker 1>Berezma talking points. Now, we have never gone after the

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<v Speaker 1>president's bank records, We've never gone after the credit card

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<v Speaker 1>records of all these shell companies. We never got after

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<v Speaker 1>Hunter Biden's records. But what we know is we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to have to subpoena those and what impeachment inquiry does.

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<v Speaker 1>It empowers Congress meaning Republican Democrats, if they offer a

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<v Speaker 1>subpoena to be in court to be able to get

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<v Speaker 1>the documents that you need. So what we believe is

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<v Speaker 1>it's about getting answers. Now, if you were an elected

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<v Speaker 1>official and all of a sudden, all this information came

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<v Speaker 1>before you, and you've got a question. Is the Attorney

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<v Speaker 1>General telling the truth? That could be obstruction if you

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<v Speaker 1>had lied? Is there government? Can you buy government or bribe? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>there's allegations. Wouldn't you want to clear that up if

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<v Speaker 1>someone said that about you? So we believe we should

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<v Speaker 1>get the information, put it before the American public.

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<v Speaker 2>I hear you, and I care, and you care, and

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<v Speaker 2>House Republicans care. Do you think voters care?

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<v Speaker 1>I believe voters, regardless of where you are philosophically, they

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<v Speaker 1>want to know that their elected officials are not selling power.

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<v Speaker 1>They don't want it done in a partisan way. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think we've been very clear about this, laying it out.

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<v Speaker 1>We've said the president you can bring forth any information

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<v Speaker 1>you want. But I've never seen a government or a

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<v Speaker 1>White House use agencies in manner that they have since Nixon.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, look what they've done now after we uncovered

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<v Speaker 1>the irs whistleblowers who are not Republican, who came forward,

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<v Speaker 1>who have been just workers for the government, and they

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<v Speaker 1>have now told us that when they were going to

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<v Speaker 1>interview Hunter Biden, like they do most people, they went

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<v Speaker 1>to the FBI the night before. The FBI told Hunter Biden,

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<v Speaker 1>so he left when they went to get documents of

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<v Speaker 1>what he had stored. You've got a person in the

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<v Speaker 1>DOJ calls Hunter Biden's attorneys ahead of time to warn

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<v Speaker 1>them to clear out the documents. Then the FBI warns

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<v Speaker 1>the Inaugural Committee. You don't want to think that people

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<v Speaker 1>are getting some special treatment. When has the IRS investigated

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<v Speaker 1>somebody and let the statue of limitations run out? If

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<v Speaker 1>it gets close, they make you sign a document to

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<v Speaker 1>extend the statue of limitations so it doesn't All this

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<v Speaker 1>money he got from Barisma that he didn't report properly,

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<v Speaker 1>he never got held accountable or had to pay tax

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<v Speaker 1>on it.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you guys get to the bottom of it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, this is I care. I mean, this is

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<v Speaker 2>important how our government is potentially being abused or quid

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<v Speaker 2>pro quos, which it certainly looks like Joe Biden engaged in.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I also wanted to get your take on

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<v Speaker 2>this spending fight right now on Capitol Hill with this

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<v Speaker 2>September thirtieth deadline approaching. I mean, we know the Department

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<v Speaker 2>of Justice is corrupt. You know, the border's not secure,

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<v Speaker 2>DHS is not doing its job. Why continue funding corrupt agencies?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, you don't want to. And the best way you

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<v Speaker 1>do to change all that is fundamentally do it through

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<v Speaker 1>passing legislation that controls that. We could put the Holman

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<v Speaker 1>Act in. We can fund things that are important. We

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<v Speaker 1>can cut other things out. But if you can't pass

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<v Speaker 1>the bills on the floor, you have a hard time

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<v Speaker 1>winning it in the argument overall. The other thing, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>say you don't fund it and you go to a

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<v Speaker 1>government shutdown. You know what happens then the border is

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<v Speaker 1>wide open. Do you not want to fund the border agents?

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<v Speaker 1>The other problem that happens too in a government shutdown.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what still gets funded the prosecutions that are

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<v Speaker 1>looking into Trump and others that are playing a political game.

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<v Speaker 1>So the way I look at it is, we want

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<v Speaker 1>government to function, but we want it to be limited government.

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<v Speaker 1>We want to be honest, We wanted to be accountable.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to show them how we can show government

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<v Speaker 1>can govern that way. That's why we've been moving our

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<v Speaker 1>appropriation bills We've got to finish that job. I've looked

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<v Speaker 1>at shutdowns before. If you shut down, you really see

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<v Speaker 1>the power to the administration. Troops don't get paid, air

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<v Speaker 1>traffic controllers don't get paid. You become a problem. So

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<v Speaker 1>why don't you pass the bills and have the policy

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<v Speaker 1>fights to win it. I think we can win the fight.

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<v Speaker 1>Look at the mayor of New York about immigration. Their

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<v Speaker 1>closest border is Canada. But what the Biden administration has

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<v Speaker 1>done by this wide open border has made every community

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<v Speaker 1>of border community fittonyl killing American every single day. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got the policies on our side. We've passed HR two.

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<v Speaker 1>We need to take the fight there, not run away

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<v Speaker 1>from the fight.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I want to ask you, there's been a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of conversations, you know, I mean, I guess with

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<v Speaker 2>the funding, it's you know, if not now, when right?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we all talk about these things, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>now is the time to stand up with the direction

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<v Speaker 2>this country is going in because you know, we all

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<v Speaker 2>we all know that. You know, Joe Biden is weak,

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<v Speaker 2>you know he's destroyed the country. But you know Donald

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<v Speaker 2>Trump is facing potentially ninety one you know, criminal charges.

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<v Speaker 2>So they may have a week hand, but they're trying

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<v Speaker 2>to criminally convict our potential nominee and send them to jail.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, how do we win in that environment? And

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<v Speaker 2>what impact does that have on the down ballot?

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<v Speaker 1>When you look at that that it goes to the

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<v Speaker 1>obstruction question we have itself. How do you use government

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<v Speaker 1>to go after the leading candidate to the opposition of you?

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<v Speaker 1>That's not America. You know what's interesting here is even

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<v Speaker 1>if they think that the president to go after Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you do it in a presidential year? You

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<v Speaker 1>are just playing political games. And if you watch starting

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<v Speaker 1>in New York, the DA now down in Georgia at

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<v Speaker 1>the same time, you know it doesn't have merit. It's

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<v Speaker 1>political play. That part has got to stop. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think anybody in America believes that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>No, I agree with you, but they're going to do it,

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<v Speaker 2>and so how do we win? I worry that Republicans.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there's all this conversation in Joe Biden's week,

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<v Speaker 2>Joe bid but that's operating like this election cycle is

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<v Speaker 2>going to be normal, and so, you know, how do

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<v Speaker 2>we win? You know, Speaker, if that happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the first thing is I never sit back and

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<v Speaker 1>say I can't win. We've proven it time and again

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<v Speaker 1>in the last two election cycles. When Republicans lost other places,

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<v Speaker 1>we won in the House. The interesting thing, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a five seat majority. I've been leader for four years,

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<v Speaker 1>and those two election cycles with Nancy Pelosi being the Speaker,

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<v Speaker 1>I wont five more Republican seats in California. She lost

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<v Speaker 1>the majority in her home state. We won in New York.

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<v Speaker 1>You know what, You've got to fight back. They change

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<v Speaker 1>the election laws in California where everybody gets a ballot

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<v Speaker 1>and you can harvest it, so you can sit back

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<v Speaker 1>and say, oh, well, we're going to do the Democrats

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<v Speaker 1>have the majority, we're going to get and we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to fight back. If the rules are you can harvest,

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<v Speaker 1>then you harvest. You stand up for the truth, you

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<v Speaker 1>defend what is right, and you face them face on

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<v Speaker 1>and you tell the truth about what is happening. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>we know we have the House, but a five seat majority.

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<v Speaker 1>If we don't pass our appropriation bills, we're weaker in

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<v Speaker 1>the fight ahead. If we want to fight over the border,

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<v Speaker 1>if we want to fight over financial issues, we want

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<v Speaker 1>to fight them using the weaponization of government. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>I created a select committee to go directly after that.

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<v Speaker 1>Haven't had that before, a Select committee on China, so

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<v Speaker 1>we can confront with the future challenges we have. You

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<v Speaker 1>sit and you get in the trenches, and you make

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<v Speaker 1>the arguments, and you fight, and you will win. You

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<v Speaker 1>might not win it overnight. Just throwing a tantrum doesn't succeed.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to have a strategic plan that makes us succeed.

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<v Speaker 1>At the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I'm glad you have your eyes open about it.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you on all of those issues. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's been a lot of conversations about age limits for politicians.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Joe Biden is eighty and clear mental decline,

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<v Speaker 2>Diane Feinstein ninety, health issues, Mitch mcconnolly eighty one, health issues.

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<v Speaker 2>You're only fifty eight, so you're good to go. You're

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<v Speaker 2>a good shape, Steger McCarthy.

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<v Speaker 1>But I got another decat or two before I could

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<v Speaker 1>become a senator.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, your great shape. So you know, but is it

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<v Speaker 2>time for you know, those guys and gals to step

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<v Speaker 2>down and to bow out to retire.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it depends on your capacity though, right I've

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<v Speaker 1>watched people who are younger who have challenges. One thing

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<v Speaker 1>I say, I think the country as a whole, we

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<v Speaker 1>did this in the nineteen sixties, where we start electing

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<v Speaker 1>leaders in the forties and the fifties, right, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to be able to do the job. And look,

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<v Speaker 1>I watched the difference between President Trump and President Biden.

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<v Speaker 1>Trump would only need four hours of sleep every night.

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<v Speaker 1>That guy was working morning, noon, and night. I've never

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<v Speaker 1>see anything like it. And to be fair, Nancy Pelosi

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<v Speaker 1>was eighty two, but she's a hard worker and much different.

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<v Speaker 1>Biden talks on the open stage that he needs to

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<v Speaker 1>take a nap. I don't see much happening in the process.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's the energy of what you're able to do.

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<v Speaker 1>I let the voters make that decision.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to commend you because after the impeachment and

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<v Speaker 2>Korey went out, the Biden administration instructed the media ramp

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<v Speaker 2>up your scrutiny of you know, they gave them the

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<v Speaker 2>marching orders, right, and we saw that exchange between you

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<v Speaker 2>and the AP reporter. You did such a good job

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<v Speaker 2>handling it. How do you get the media to cover

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<v Speaker 2>that honestly?

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 1>You know what's so interesting if you watch the questions

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<v Speaker 1>the media asked me, based upon the questions they asked

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<v Speaker 1>then Speaker Pelosi, it's fundamentally different. And I ask back

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<v Speaker 1>because here we have the White House sending out to

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<v Speaker 1>the media itself on the orders. It's kind of like

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<v Speaker 1>media marching orders, right. And you had that a reporter,

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<v Speaker 1>she had just written a story before that we went

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<v Speaker 1>forward with impeachment inquiry with no evidence. I simply asked

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<v Speaker 1>her a few questions that laid out the evidence. I

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<v Speaker 1>could have gone on longer, and I think every single

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<v Speaker 1>day I got thirty or forty reporters with every moment

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<v Speaker 1>I walk out of my building or my office are

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<v Speaker 1>around me. I'm not afraid. I don't hide, I don't

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<v Speaker 1>put a lid on the day. But I'm not going

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<v Speaker 1>to sit back and just have them ask one way.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to question them because what I find time

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<v Speaker 1>and again, even when it comes to legislation, the only

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<v Speaker 1>question they have is will I pass it today? They

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<v Speaker 1>don't ask about the policy inside it. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>when you have a simple response back inquisiting to them,

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<v Speaker 1>it refutes all their arguments before that. It proves they're

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<v Speaker 1>just taking talking points madly from the White House on

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<v Speaker 1>what they want to ask and they know nothing about

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<v Speaker 1>what they ask.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it was perfectly done, so thank you for that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd love to have you back on Speaker. I know

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<v Speaker 2>obviously you've got a busy day life ahead of you,

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<v Speaker 2>so just want to thank you so much for your time.

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<v Speaker 2>It's an honor to have you on the show.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>I look forward to coming back many times.

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<v Speaker 2>That of course was Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the House.

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<v Speaker 2>Honor to have him on the show. That was the

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<v Speaker 2>first time he's been on as a guest, so really

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate him taking the time. I appreciate you guys at

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<v Speaker 2>home for listening every Monday and Thursday, but you can

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<v Speaker 2>listen throughout the week. What do you think John Cassio,

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<v Speaker 2>my producer, for putting the show together. Until next time,